June 6, 2017
Delaware News
The News Journal
Colonial goes out for second referendum Tuesday
Colonial School District will take a second shot at what administrators say is game-changing operating referendum Tuesday. If the measure does not pass, not only will parents have to start buying kids their own school supplies, but a number of after-school and extracurricular activities will be cut, district administrators warn. Not only that, but staffing will be significantly reduced.
Cape Gazette
Two Beacon students win Math Month poster contest
Two Beacon seventh-graders recently won the Delaware Council of Teachers of Mathematics Math Poster Contest. Seventh-graders Rileigh Wilson and Gracie Frech worked together on their winning submission that focused on hurricanes.
WDDE
DSU honors a former president who helped right the ship
Delaware State University plans to honor one of the most important figures in its history by erecting a campus statue in honor of former President Dr. Jerome Holland.
Some voters unconvinced by Colonial’s second tax referendum pitch
The jobs of nearly 100 teachers hang in the balance as voters head back to the polls Tuesday for the Colonial School District’s second tax referendum.
WDEL
Residents in the Colonial School District go to the polls today for a second try at a referendum
It’s referendum day in the Colonial School District, and if it doesn’t pass, it would mean massive cuts in staff and programs.
National News
The 74
DeVos Returns to the Senate: 6 Education Issues She’s Sure to Face During Tuesday’s Testimony
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will go before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee Tuesday to explain and defend the Trump administration’s budget proposal, in particular its calls for increased spending on federal school choice programs.
The Wall Street Journal
Exclusive Test Data: Many Colleges Fail to Improve Critical-Thinking Skills
Freshmen and seniors at about 200 colleges across the U.S. take a little-known test every year to measure how much better they get at learning to think. The results are discouraging.
Harvard Rescinds Admission Offer to Students Over Offensive Messages
Harvard University rescinded admission offers for at least 10 incoming freshmen after they discovered the students had posted sexually explicit and otherwise offensive messages in a private Facebook chat.
Education Week
In States’ Private-School Vouchers, Few Safeguards Against Discrimination
How far can private schools that take taxpayer-funded vouchers go in selecting students without running afoul of civil rights and antidiscrimination laws? The answer is complicated—and less than reassuring to those concerned about the rights of students of color, LGBT students, and children with disabilities.
The Hechinger Report
New rankings place Mississippi at the top in preschool quality
Mississippi is one of only five states in the country to meet all ten quality standards for public preschool, according to a new report by The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). Only one of Louisiana’s three state-funded programs met all the standards.
Inside Higher Ed
Civil Rights Slow Walk?
Trump wants to cut staffing at OCR, already facing a backlog of Title IX and other complaints, by 7 percent.