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Local News The News Journal Odyssey Charter looking to lease space in Barley Mill Plaza The Odyssey Charter School is considering leasing a nearby building in the Barley Mill Plaza development to meet growing enrollment. While a previous plan by Stoltz Real Estate Partners riled neighbors, the much smaller proposal at Odyssey has so far been less...

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...