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Delaware News The News Journal Six priority schools to be discussed at meetings More meetings are scheduled to discuss the six Wilmington schools that the state has named “priority schools” and targeted for a takeover. If they can’t work out an agreement with the Department of Education by the end of the year, Gov. Jack Markell has said he...

Earlier this week, the Delaware Department of Education announced that 20 Delaware public schools were honored for achieving excellent test scores, demonstrating outstanding student growth or making major progress in closing the achievement gap for at-risk kids. These schools represent 9 districts and 3 public charter schools across the state...

This was originally published in "The News Journal" as an op-ed. In the swirl of controversy over the state's six priority schools, there's a lot of discussion about why on most reasonable measures of performance less than half of the children in these schools are on track for a meaningful career after high school. Often this discussion becomes a...

Delaware News The News Journal State panel says close two charter schools A state panel has recommended that Secretary of Education Mark Murphy and the State Board of Education should close the Reach Academy for Girls and Gateway Lab School charter schools at the end of the school year, citing poor academic performance. The Charter School...