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Local News The News Journal Virtually no Del. teachers receive poor evaluations Zero percent of Delaware teachers were rated ineffective and only one percent were rated "needs improvement" during the last school year, leaving more than half of teachers to be rated effective and almost half to be rated highly effective. Caesar Rodney names new...

Local News The News Journal Does your college-bound student need the ACT? More Delaware students are taking the ACT college exam, but far fewer are taking it than elsewhere in the country, something many experts say needs to change. Michael Watson, Delaware's chief academic officer, said Department of Education officials don't want to stop...

Local News Milford Beacon Milford School District considers new plan of action regarding referendum requests The Milford School Board is considering a new direction regarding a pending fall referendum, with the possible option of building a new high school added to a requested current expense tax increase. The News Journal Teacher surprised with...

Local News The News Journal ‘Computer graveyard’ a gold mine for schools Computer equipment is stored through Partners in Technology, or ParTech, a program in the Department of Education that takes old computers donated by companies and government agencies and refurbishes them for use in schools. During the last school year, ParTech placed...