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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...

Local News Delaware Today Is the Race to the Top a race to the bottom? When it was announced more than four years ago that Delaware was one of only two states in the country to win $119 million through the first round of the federal Race to the Top competition, there was a feeling of First State pride. It seemed as if everyone was beaming over a...