April 4, 2013
LOCAL NEWS
The News Journal
Opinion: Educators more focused on 'consciousness-raising'
The real vocation of some people entrusted with delivering primary and secondary education is to validate this proposition: The three R’s – formerly reading, ’riting and ’rithmetic – now are racism, reproduction and recycling. Especially racism...
April 3, 2013
LOCAL NEWS
The Cape Gazette
Jennifer Ranji sworn in as cabinet secretary for Department of Services for Children, Youth and their families
The state agency responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of children throughout Delaware has a new leader. Jennifer Ranji was sworn in as the seventh cabinet secretary for the Department of...
April 2, 2013
LOCAL NEWS
The News Journal
School board recording bill gets critical feedback
As legislators try to make school boards more transparent by requiring them to post recordings of their meetings online, some district officials are concerned a measure to do just that would pass an unfunded mandate onto them. “It’s part of a movement toward...
April 1, 2013
LOCAL NEWS
Cape Gazette
Academy, Delmarva Christian prepare for campus swap
Organizers of Sussex County's only charter school say eighth-graders looking toward high school need more choices. They say research shows only 30 percent of high school graduates from Sussex County attend a four-year university and more than 70 percent of seniors...