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July 9, 2013

July 9th, 2013

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Local News WHYY University of Delaware tuition rising, Del. State holds rates Delaware’s two largest universities have released tuition rates for the upcoming 2013-2014 academic year. One year of tuition and fees at the University of Delaware will cost undergraduate students $12,112, approximately three percent higher than last year’s $11,682...

July 8, 2013

July 8th, 2013

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Local News The News Journal Tracing consequences of Delaware's racial divide An opinion by Harry F. Themal Almost 40 years after its publication, “Simple Justice” by Richard Kluger remains the most accessible history of the struggle to end school segregation in the United States. His chapter on Delaware, “Jim Crow, Inc.,” summed up the...

Congratulations, Delaware, for the Newman Award

July 3rd, 2013

Author: Matthew Korobkin

Last week I was an attendee at the Education Commission of the States (ECS) annual National Forum on Education. This year’s conference, held in St. Louis, MO, was particularly special because the State of Delaware was a recipient of the prestigious Frank Newman Award for State Innovation. Our state won this award because of “the state’s bold...

July 3, 2013

July 3rd, 2013

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Local News The News Journal New report examines state education policies The National Center for Education Statistics recently released a new report that is a must-read for anyone interested in policy. The report lists policies in each state for the following: accountability, assessments and standards, staff qualifications and development, state...