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August 10, 2017

August 10th, 2017

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Delaware News Rodel Blog Three things to know about Delaware state tests Blog post by Jeremy Hidalgo, policy fellow, and Shyanne Miller, policy associate at the Rodel Foundation of Delaware It is that time of year again—the release of Smarter Assessment and SAT results. The Delaware Department of Education officially released data in late July...

Three Things To Know about Delaware State Tests

August 9th, 2017

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It is that time of year again—the release of Smarter Assessment and SAT results. The Delaware Department of Education officially released data in late July. While reactions were mixed (see the official release from DDOE, as well as The News Journal’s reaction), we tried to look behind the numbers to shed a bit more light on the...

August 9, 2017

August 9th, 2017

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Delaware News Delaware Public Media Delaware receives highest federal ranking for special education this year Delaware’s Department of Education received the highest federal ranking possible for special education this year. The rating has continually improved over the last few years – going up from 53% in 2014 to 68% in 2015. Last year, they...

August 8, 2017

August 8th, 2017

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Delaware News Delaware State News Delaware school district reduction requires a preliminary step Opinion by Ron Russo, senior fellow with the Caesar Rodney Institute and founding president of the Charter School of Wilmington Any district reduction study must first consider a bold systemic change to the way the current, bureaucratic education...