Delaware News
The News Journal
School referendums are vital
Opinion by Arlene Lord, Newark
As the federal government is moving to diminish the amount of money given to our public schools and centering on charter and schools for profit, the legislators and public should fight for more funding from Washington.
Coastal Point
State likes proposed location for new Ennis school
The wheels are rolling for a new Howard T. Ennis School building. The State of Delaware appears to like the idea of building a new facility for the special-needs school. Indian River School District officials said they are encouraged by state-level discussions to transfer a piece of Stockley Center land to build a replacement Ennis School in Georgetown.
Delaware State News
Polytech names new superintendent
In the next five years, Ms. Zych said she feels that some of the biggest challenges the district will face are financial issues and keeping pace with job markets. “The fiscal challenges relative to the state budget will be an ongoing challenge,” she said. “Also, continuing to focus on the business and industry needs in Kent County is something that needs to be taken seriously. Luckily, Mark’s background is in business management so I think he’s ideal to guide the district through those challenges.”
Newark Post
Christina’s top teacher imparts her love of writing
Like any good teacher, Casey Montigney keeps on top of her sixth-grade students to make sure they get their writing assignments done on time. And, in a unique twist, her students return the favor. “When they’re writing, I’m writing,” Montigney said. “I tell them to keep me accountable. By the time I’m 30, I’ll finish my book.” Montigney, 26, is in her fifth year teaching at Shue-Medill Middle School. Last month, she was named Christina School District’s teacher of the year and will go on to compete to be the state’s top teacher in the fall.
Seaford Star
Central Elementary School’s head is the state’s Principal of the Year
Central Elementary School’s Principal Becky Neubert was surprised by her staff, Seaford School District administrators, Seaford School Board President Mike Kraft, and Dr. Terry Croce, executive director of the Delaware Association of School Administrators (DASA), with Delaware’s National Distinguished Principal of the Year award.
National News
The Atlantic
How school choice affects test scores
At last week’s gathering of school-choice supporters, there was an awkward fact in their midst: A wave of new studies had shown that students receiving a voucher did worse, sometimes much worse, on standardized tests. That was the inconvenient verdict of studies examining programs in Louisiana, Ohio, Washington, D.C., and in Indianapolis, where the advocates had convened for the annual conference of the American Federation for Children.
Boston Globe
Boston Bridge aims to provide free college for some students
In an effort to provide teenagers a pathway to future prosperity, Boston and state officials announced an initiative Tuesday to allow high school graduates from low-income families in Boston to attend community colleges and state universities for free.
CNN
Warren: It’s time to hold DeVos accountable
Opinion by Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat, is the senior senator from Massachusetts.
With the educational and financial futures of millions of people hanging in the balance, here’s a place to start scrutinizing Secretary DeVos. That’s why today I am announcing a new project to hold Secretary DeVos’ Department of Education accountable. DeVos Watch will seek information about the Department’s actions and inactions around federal student loans and grants and highlight the findings. People can also participate directly by tracking the Department’s actions, submitting oversight suggestions or filing whistleblower tips.
Real Clear Education
Why Trump is right to cut federal education spending
Opinion by Lance Izumi, Koret senior fellow in education studies and senior director of the Center for Education at the Pacific Research Institute. He served as a member of President Trump’s transition agency action team for education policy.
President Trump’s proposed cuts to the federal education budget have elicited the usual howls of dismay and condemnation from the education establishment. Yet, drill down into the actual cuts and there are a lot of good reasons to put these programs on the chopping block.
NPR
Increasing salaries so teachers don’t have to become principals
Before coming to education, Spencer Campbell owned a small business. He says he felt drawn to schools, though, so he got a master’s degree and spent five years in the classroom as a teacher. Where, after all that, he says he just couldn’t make ends meet. “As a teacher I was making $43,000 a year and I had a part-time job where I would work another 20,” he says. So, he looked ahead to the next step: administration.
