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Local News The News Journal Reach Academy to stay open next year The Reach Academy for Girls Charter School, slated to close in June after the state revoked its charter, will stay open for at least another year by order of a federal judge. The school argued in a lawsuit that it would be discriminatory to close the state’s only all-girls public...

Local News The News Journal Let’s get creative about keeping kids in school An editorial Delaware has about 1,200 dropouts a year. Our state and all of the others need to develop ways of keeping young people in school. We need more innovative school districts, like the Red Clay Consolidated School District, and more creative approaches to keep...

Local News The News Journal What happens after Race to the Top goes away? An editorial Delaware competed in the Race to the Top contest and won first place, getting $119 million. What has come of it? The state used much of the money for standardized testing and evaluations of teachers. More was spent on training and bonuses for teachers and...

Local News The Milford Beacon Milford teachers hope to have voice in Common Core Standards With the increasing focus on common core standards, not only in Delaware, but across the nation, teachers are joining forces to ensure that they are all on the same page with their students’ success in mind. Of the 34 teachers selected, two were chosen...