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August 14, 2013

August 14th, 2013

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Local News The News Journal Grade marks 'erosion' as teachers lose confidence in state evaluation process Growing numbers of Delaware teachers are dissatisfied with the state assessment used to judge their performance, results from a statewide survey show. “There is an erosion in the confidence teachers have,” said Delaware Education...

DCAS Analysis: Bright Spots in Delaware Schools

August 14th, 2013

Author: Brian Yin

A few weeks ago we shared some initial analysis on our state’s DCAS results, which suggest that while our state has come a long way in recent years, there is still much more work to be done. As we have done in the past, we’re excited to share some of the bright spots we’ve uncovered—schools and students that are showing that demographics...

August 13, 2013

August 13th, 2013

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Local News The News Journal Delaware lawmakers support all of our schools An opinion by Senators David P. Sokola and Ernesto B. Lopez “To work well, government requires a bond of trust between citizens and their representatives. To tear down government diminishes your ability to solve problems in the legislature. When you demean the institution...

August 12, 2013

August 13th, 2013

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Local News The News Journal New Moyer Academy under scrutiny State education officials say they’ll closely watch the New Moyer Academy charter school’s first few months of the academic year and how it handles new deadlines to decide what action to take with the school, which currently is in violation of its charter. Moyer leaders say they’re...