March 6, 2017
Delaware News
The News Journal
10th-graders meet Delaware poet laureates
More than 30 Delaware 10th-graders were recently introduced to Delaware Poet Laureates Nnamdi Chukwuocha and Albert Mills at Caesar Rodney High School in Camden for an afternoon of poetry performances and education. The students are part of Give Something Back, a national...
The Dangers of Chronic Absenteeism
If students are not in school, they are not learning. That is the main issue behind chronic absenteeism, which has serious implications for student success. Students that are chronically absent are at a higher risk of failing academically or dropping out.
What it is
Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing at least 10 percent...
March 3, 2017
Delaware News
Delaware State News
Efficiency of Delaware school districts needs studied
Opinion by State Rep. Daniel B. Short, R-Seaford
School district consolidation is a topic that’s been discussed for decades in Delaware and it is easy to see why Delaware has 19 public school districts serving about 137,000 students. By contrast, a single...
3 Things I Learned From ECET2
Blog post by Shani Benson, third grade inclusion teacher at South Dover Elementary
Last Saturday, my fellow Rodel Teacher Council members and I hosted ECET2 Delaware: Connecting Innovative Educators. Our goal was to provide a teacher-led professional development opportunity while celebrating the outstanding and tireless work that teachers do.
In...