Three Things To Know about Delaware State Tests
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
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
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...
August 7, 2017
Delaware News
Cape Gazette
Sussex Consortium gets $5.7 million from bond bill
This year's legislative session ended with a bond bill bonus for Sussex Consortium. Cape Henlopen School District got the news they had been waiting to hear when $5.7 million was earmarked for construction costs for the new facility. “We got great news from the state...