October 4, 2012
Local News
The News Journal
Impressed by Markell's attention to education
A letter to the editor by Rumi Khan, Newark Charter School student
Recently I was at the Hindu Temple in Hockessin to attend a meeting with Governor Jack Markell. I was really impressed by his focus on education. He spoke about how he had raised the standards of the state...
October 3, 2012
Local News
WDDE
Teachers give good grade to one Race to the Top initiative
Working in collaborative groups is working for Delaware teachers, according to survey results released by the Delaware Department of Education Monday. The groups, called professional learning communities (PLCs), were established in schools throughout the state as a part of...
October 2, 2012
Local News
The News Journal
Laurel selects D.C.-area man as superintendent
Laurel School District has appointed John Ewald, the principal of an elementary school in a Washington, D.C.-area suburb, as its schools superintendent effective Oct. 1.
ACLU eyes board action
The Delaware American Civil Liberties Union is seeking a court order to force...
September 28, 2012
National News
Education Week
Romney: No federal support for Common Core
During an interview on NBC's Education Nation, Mitt Romney said that he doesn't think the federal government should provide support—financial or otherwise—for common core standards. Instead, he thinks states alone should pony up the money for their implementation...