September 23, 2014
National News
Sioux City Journal
Lawmakers say education needs more than just money
South Dakota's superintendents say schools are struggling to fill open positions mainly because of low teacher pay, while policymakers suggest a solution to the teacher shortage isn't simple and the problem won't be fixed with funding alone.
The Chronicle of...
September 22, 2014
Local News
The News Journal
Outrage bubbling over school plan
Outrage is bubbling among teachers, parents and school administrators in the schools – Bancroft Elementary, Stubbs Elementary and Bayard Middle in the Christina School District and Warner, Shortlidge and Highlands elementary schools in Red Clay School District. They contend this is a...
September 19, 2014
Local News
The News Journal
New charter will meet needs to poorly served students
An op-ed by Kia Childs, Executive Director, Great Oaks Charter School – Wilmington
In addition to the New York school there are Great Oaks schools in Newark, New Jersey, and Bridgeport, Connecticut, and in the fall of 2015, Great Oaks will come to Wilmington – my...
September 18, 2014
Local News
The News Journal
Capital school superintendent to retire
Michael Thomas, the superintendent of the Capital School District in Dover, said Wednesday he will retire in June 2015. The Delaware Chief School Officers Association named Thomas its "Superintendent of the Year" this year. Thomas led the association in the 2012-2013 school year...