December 30, 2014
Delaware News
The News Journal
Christina debates priority schools plan
The Christina School Board debated its push to turnaround three schools Monday night while several agreed the district won't be able to afford such changes. The district's draft plans differ substantially from the state's previously stated preferences for the district's three...
Time to define Wilmington’s education possibilities
"In case you missed it, here's a good piece written by Tony Allen on his work to lead a group working to improve Wilmington's schools. I'm hoping that in the new year all the attention that's now being focused on the city's schools leads to some important and fundamental policy shifts that improve the lives of our children for years to come."
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December 29, 2014
Delaware News
The News Journal
Fixing Delaware’s troubled schools
Teachers and parents at Wilmington's inner-city schools have heard it all before: Education is the cure for the city's sicknesses of crime and poverty. Denise West believes that. She wakes up every morning to escort a gaggle of 10 kids, including two grandsons, past boarded-up...
December 23, 2014
Delaware News
The News Journal
Hunger persists in Delaware
The Delaware Department of Education has offered incentives to school districts that increase how many of their students eat breakfast at school. That's led several districts to simply make breakfast a schoolwide event, like lunch is, often serving it in homeroom. And some districts have...