September 25, 2012
Local News
The News Journal
Participation up, scores down
The number of Delaware graduating seniors taking college admissions tests has increased dramatically, but the average score has gone down. The statewide average score for the class of 2012 was 456 in reading, 462 in math and 444 in writing. The national average was 496 in reading, 514 in...
September 24, 2012
Local News
The News Journal
Setting kids on the right road
The Nemours program BrightStart screens children to gauge their reading skills before they start school. Nemours is working in Delaware and other states to develop skills that last as a child progresses into elementary school. A BrightStart van travels to places where there are children...
September 21, 2012
Local News
DFM News
State sets new framework for monitoring state charter schools
State education leaders and Governor Jack Markell today unveiled a new set of standards to monitor the performance of charter schools authorized by the State Board of Education. The “performance framework,” as the standards are known, “provides a consistent...