December 17, 2014

Delaware News

Middletown Transcript
Agriculture science teacher at Everett Meredit5h Middle receives distinguished recognition
Brynn Mulvihill, a teacher at Everett Meredith Middle School, has been recognized as one of the top agriculture science teachers in the state and was also selected in August as the recipient of a scholarship issued by the National Association of Agriscience Educators.

National News

Boston Globe
Their budgets strained, students turn to campus food pantries
In Massachusetts, 12 of the state’s 29 public campuses operate pantries, some of which are student-run. Seven other campuses offer vouchers for cafeteria meals, run food drives, or take other steps to distribute food to needy students, according to an informal survey by state officials.

Education Week
Most New York teachers rated effective
Nine out of 10 New York City school teachers were rated effective or highly effective in the first year of state-mandated evaluations.

Utah schools performance holds steady
A new round of state school rankings finds about half of Utah’s public schools earn a B grade.

Maryland teachers union calls for suspension of kindergarten tests
The Maryland state teachers’ union is calling on the state to suspend its new kindergarten-readiness test, saying that it takes too much time away from instruction and makes developmentally inappropriate demands on children.

The anti-TFA protests are misguided
A commentary by Howard Fuller, Regional Board of Directors Member, Teach for America-Milwaukee
Historically, the group United Students Against Sweatshops has organized campus demonstrations around everything from the working conditions behind the making of college apparel to the treatment of food-service workers.