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Earlier this month, the Department of Education announced that they would be seeking input on the state’s new accountability system. Last week, I attended a town hall held by the Department to reach parents and community members to discuss potential measures to be included on accountability report cards, which are planned to launch in the fall...

Local News The News Journal Schools, families should keep improving An editorial The elaborate “turnaround” process set by the Race to the Top education program saw progress this week. Nine Delaware schools were taken off what amounts to a watch list. The schools showed enough improvement in student scores to be taken off that list. Delaware...

Local News The News Journal Delaware lets nine schools out of turnaround plans Nine schools have improved enough to exit from state turnaround plans, the state Department of Education announced Wednesday. "I applaud the administrators, educators, students and families of these schools who have worked hard to make progress for our students," said...

National News The Chronicle of Higher Education U. of Texas System spearheads ‘mobile-first’ competency-based courses The University of Texas system announced it is creating a competency-based education program that will offer courses students can take on mobile devices, for fields that most need graduates statewide, such as medical...