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Local News The News Journal For test scores, status quo isn’t enough An editorial In fact a "little overall change from the year before" requires state education officials to take a frank assessment — not just of its students in the state's 19 school districts. Based on the overall results, the pursuit of Delaware students getting a...

Local News Delaware State News DCAS: Indian River School District students surpass state average in nearly every content area Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS) scores for 2014 released by the Delaware Department of Education on July 16 revealed that the percentage of Indian River School District students who were proficient in...

Local News The News Journal Delaware test scores flat; exams to get harder Scores on the state standardized test stayed essentially the same in the final year before Delaware moves to a new, tougher exam. This was the last year students will take the Delaware State Comprehensive Assessment, and the results were much like last year's – some...

Local News WDEL Summer program helps young people ‘map’ their lives to success More than 300 young people are learning essential life skills this summer that will prepare them for future success. Jim Coyne of the United Way of Delaware says the agency is partnering with the city of Wilmington in the "Life Map Experience." National...