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Local News The News Journal Congratulate Delaware’s Teacher of the Year An editorial Here's how the Caesar Rodney School District science teacher describes the classroom environment at Postlethwait Middle School: "My students may not remember every itty bitty detail about what they learned in seventh- and eighth-grade science, but they leave my...

Local News The News Journal Rodel report pushes personalized learning Some Delaware teachers are working on classrooms of the future, but the state needs to make some big changes before every student can learn in one. These are the main conclusions of a blueprint released Tuesday by the Rodel Teacher Council. The report offers suggestions for how...

Local News WDDE College Application Month expands efforts to help students explore college options Last year, 221 volunteers from 47 different organizations filled more than 400 time slots, most of them for two-hour blocks, at the 20 participating schools, according to Kelly Sherretz, an associate policy scientist at IPA who helps coordinate the...

Local News The News Journal Priority Schools discussion slows in districts The state's two largest school districts are defiantly tapping the brakes on a plan to turn around six Wilmington schools with some of the state's lowest test scores, saying they want to take their time to bring teachers and parents on board. The Department of Education is...