July 12, 2016
Delaware News
Delaware State News
Gubernatorial candidate Carney says he will promote ‘innovative’ economy
Gubernatorial candidate John Carney, Delaware’s sole representative in the U.S. House of Representatives, will take a deep look at state spending, simplify the “tax and regulatory environment,” hand more educational control to teachers and work to cultivate an “innovative” culture to enable the state to succeed in a changing economy, he said Monday.
The Dover Post
Legislature passes bill establishing network for excellence in autism
The Delaware Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 93, which establishes the Delaware Network for Excellence in Autism at the Center for Disability Studies. The need for a statewide autism resource center was established five years ago after a comprehensive community assessment, which led to a statewide planning initiative undertaken by a task force.
The Rodel Foundation
Last week through an education lens
Blog post by Paul Herdman, CEO at the Rodel Foundation
At the start of a new week, I’m still reeling from the tragic deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, and Dallas police officers Lorne Ahrens, Michael Smith, Michael Krol, Patrick Zamarripa, and Brent Thompson. While the arguments over whose lives matter more may spin on social media, I see a need to acknowledge the humanity behind these events.
National News
The Baltimore Sun
Thousands of Maryland high school seniors must do remedial work to prepare them for college
Suburban school systems in the Baltimore region project that about 40 percent of seniors scored too low on the SAT and other college prep tests and must do “transition” remedial coursework, while the city projects that at least half of seniors will need to do so.
Burlington Free Press
New VT law to fund public preschool a first
Vermont has become the first state to provide publicly funded pre-kindergarten programs to all 3- and 4-year-olds as of this month, state officials say. The law requires Vermont communities to offer at least 10 hours a week of free, high quality preschool for 35 weeks per year to children in that age group.
Education Week
K-12 and the Supreme Court: highlights from 2015-2016
The high court’s recently concluded term had the potential to be more momentous for education than it turned out to be—the Feb. 13 death of Justice Antonin Scalia at age 79 dominated the second half and resulted in deadlocks for two major cases of importance to educators, one involving teachers’ union fees and the other, undocumented immigrant parents of U.S. citizen children.
NPR
Beyond integration: how teachers can encourage cross-racial friendships
In past decades, it’s become increasingly clear that diversity in classrooms isn’t just a buzzword. A growing body of research points to classroom diversity as an important aspect of childhood development.
The Washington Post
D.C. school lottery may cause parental anxiety, but it’s a research gold mine
The annual anxiety-inducing lottery for the District’s public and charter schools can be a headache for parents. But for public policy researchers, it’s proving to be a data gold mine, providing information on what parents value most in schools and what factors influence their decisions about where to send their children.