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March 13, 2013

March 13th, 2013

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Local News The News Journal Colonial School District may slash staff, sports in cuts Superintendent Dorothy Linn shared her proposal at a school board meeting at George Read Middle School on East Basin Road near New Castle.  She stated that academics would not be spared. The district would jettison a plan to participate in a new statewide...

March 12, 2013

March 12th, 2013

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Local News The News Journal High-quality preschool crucial for pupils' later success Although a floppy-eared bunny hopped around the room, two preschool-aged girls diligently worked to line up and fit color-coded wooden cubes back into a special box.  At the Montessori Academy at Christina, the students were working with something called the...

March 11, 2013

March 11th, 2013

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Local News The News Journal Delaware's education policies honored with national award Delaware has won a national award for its education policies from the Education Commission of the States. The 2013 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation goes to “states and territories for enacting innovative education reforms or implementing innovative...

March 7, 2013

March 7th, 2013

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Local News Middletown Transcript Governor tips his hat to Middletown robotics team Gov. Jack Markell recently made a visit to Appoquinimink High School to learn the ins and outs of Middletown Robotics Team 1370 "Thermogenesis." The club is made up of students from M.O.T. and its surrounding areas, who all have an interest in science, technology...