March 18, 2013
Local News
The News Journal
Solar panel project has creative juices cooking in class at Tower Hill
On Thursday, the students set up one of several tests at the private school to see if their concepts work. Though the solar panels may be a low-cost, low-tech design, they require high-level thinking skills. Encouraging creativity and innovation is...
Delaware’s Students are Returning to Public Schools
According to a recent report by the Delaware Department of Education, private school enrollment is the lowest it has been in over twenty years. Additionally, between the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years, Delaware saw one of the most significant dips in private school enrollment, losing 8.4 percent of its population. At the same time, public...
March 15, 2013
Local News
The Economist
Value-added remodeling
“This business”, says John Demby, the principal (headmaster) of Sussex Tech, a high school in Delaware, “has changed dramatically in a very short period.” This year, like all principals in the state, he is evaluating teachers under a new system for the first time. The state is also adopting a...
March 14, 2013
Local News
The News Journal
State rejects Christina's teacher bonus proposal
The state Department of Education rejected the Christina School District’s proposed alternative to the state teacher bonus program, according to a letter sent Tuesday to district officials. This volleys the issue back into Christina’s court, with millions in grant...