July 29, 2016
Delaware News
Department of Education
DIAA names 2015-16 state champions in sportsmanship
Twenty-one schools from across the state are being honored for sportsmanship. The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) offers an annual statewide competition in sportsmanship. The member schools compete against a set of 10 standards, not against other schools.
Rodel Blog
6 big takeaways from Smarter Balanced scores
Last week, Delaware officially released preliminary statewide results for public school students on the Smarter Assessment and the SAT. We took a look at the data, and pulled out six big takeaways from this year’s results.
Sussex Countian
NEWSMAKER: Shawn Snyder
With Kelly Green stepping down to become principal at North Dover Elementary School in Capital School District, Shawn Snyder will be principal at Milford High School. Snyder has been at Milford High for 11 of his 15 years as an educator. Snyder started his career as an English teacher and librarian.
National News
Chalkbeat
Hopson: 123 teachers still needed for Memphis schools before Aug. 8
With less than two weeks until the school year begins, Shelby County Schools needs to fill 123 teaching jobs but expects to have almost all of its classrooms staffed when the first bell rings. Over half of those positions opened up during the last two weeks, and most are for elementary and special education.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia earns top rating for special education programs
Virginia is one of 23 states to earn a top rating from the U.S. Department of Education for how it deals with special education students. The state received a “Meets Requirement” designation in the 2016 IDEA report card issued by the Education Department this week. It was the fourth straight year that Virginia received the highest rating.
The Atlantic
Public dollars don’t favor rich students
Do more public dollars flow to higher-income students attending public universities? Some critics of the current public higher-education model say that because wealthier students are more likely to attend well-funded, top-tier public universities, these well-off students essentially receive a generous taxpayer-funded subsidy.
The Hechinger Report
Four ways to create a strong principal pipeline, and a leader prep process to match
Opinion by Dr. Stephanie Hull, executive vice president and chief operating officer at the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
It is a challenging time to be a school leader—and to hire good ones. The headlines make it plain: From funding crises (as in Detroit and Kansas) to school violence and discipline reform to the needs of immigrant families to testing and student achievement, the issues that principals must confront are more varied and complex than ever.
U.S. News & World Report
An unequal start
Opinion by Ana Aparicio, associate professor of anthropology and Latino studies at Northwestern University
Is racial bias hindering the success and well-being of our nation’s children? Civil rights, racial justice scholars and activists have long answered yes; they have also continuously worked to address the structural racism they see as pervasive in our nation’s institutions.