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January 5, 2017

January 5th, 2017

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Delaware News Cape Gazette H.O.B. students perform community service for holidays Students at H.O. Birmingham Elementary performed community service during the holiday season. They took two-hour shifts as bell ringers for the Salvation Army. They also provided stocking stuffers for soldiers. Rodel Blog Digging deeper: Does teacher diversity...

January 4, 2017

January 4th, 2017

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Delaware News Cape Gazette Cape discusses before- and after-school care Cape Henlopen School District is looking into options for before- and after-school care for students whose parents may need help when the district's new start times go into effect next school year. “The change of start times has been a concern for our families, and we take...

January 3, 2017

January 3rd, 2017

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 Delaware News Delaware Public Media Delaware behind in education data transparency A report on education data from the Data Quality Campaign shows the majority of states are doing a bad job sharing data with the public. And Delaware is no exception. First State education policy fellow Atnre Alleyne worked for the Data Quality Campaign for four...

What Will President-Elect Trump’s Education Agenda Mean for Delaware?

December 22nd, 2016

Author: Paul Herdman

President-Elect Donald Trump has selected Betsy DeVos as his choice for Secretary of Education. A number of people in the community have asked me for my take on what this will mean for public education in Delaware. Here are some initial thoughts. Of course, she’s not been confirmed yet and we don’t know what her plans will be, so we’re...