June 11, 2013
National News
Education Week
Race is on to ready teacher evaluations in New York City
Administrators and teachers in New York City have just three months to adapt before the expectations of a new teacher-evaluation system kick in. State Commissioner of Education John B. King outlined the system's criteria in an arbitration ruling issued last week...
June 4, 2013
Local News
The News Journal
School district paraprofessionals fight for their jobs
Paraprofessionals in the Brandywine School District facing layoffs at the end of the year pleaded for their jobs during a school board meeting Monday night in another chapter of the statewide drama over education budget cuts. “These positions are very important to...
June 3, 2013
Local News
The News Journal
Bill would toughen charter schools’ oversight, allow access to state funding
A bill that would toughen oversight of charter schools would also award more money to charters with proven track records and allow them to access capital funding from the state.
Colonial School District has much riding on $9.6 million tax...