March 10, 2015

Delaware News

The News Journal
Schools forum brings energy for change
Streamlining Wilmington’s complicated educational system, giving low-income students more resources and uniting the city’s divided voices are all tough tasks, but there just might be enough energy to make those changes happen.

Education forum one-stop shopping for parents
Imagine Delaware forum on education features one-stop shopping for parents seeking information on K-12 education, after-school activities and other services for students.

Attendees at schools forum: ‘We need to move on it’
The Imagine Delaware exposition and forum on education was a cross section of proposals and suggestions on improving education, but some of the more than 700 attendees said they are ready for the next step – the implementation of these ideas.

Replay: Imagine Delaware education forum
Watch a replay of the Imagine Delaware forum on Solutions for Wilmington Schools held Monday night at The Chase Center on the Riverfront.

WHYY
Evaluating Patrick Harker’s legacy at UD
Commentary by Doug Rainey, editor of the Delaware Business Daily
But as the clock ticks down on a nearly eight-year stint at Hullihen Hall, it is clear that Harker transformed the university. What that will mean for his successor is the biggest question.

Delaware State News
CR school district eyes funding options, including a tax hike
The superintendent of the Caesar Rodney schools indicated Monday the needs of the cash-strapped district could compel officials to seek a tax increase.

Delaware Department of Education
Racial Diversity in DE’s teacher and school leader workforce
Data brief from the Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Unit
The demographics of Delaware’s student population reflect the population changes in a state expected to be one of the most diverse in the nation by 2060. This data brief examines the extent to which Delaware’s teacher and administrator workforce, over the past 5 years, reflects the diversity of the student population.

What are the most significant “teacher equity” gaps in Delaware?
Data brief from the Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Unit
This brief considers how rates of first-year teachers, teacher turnover, experienced teacher class assignments, and teacher evaluation results — all indicators of “teacher equity” — vary according to student characteristics in Delaware.

National News

Governing
The classroom racial gap hits an all-time high
Minority students became the majority this year, but most teachers are still white. Policymakers are seeking for ways to get and keep more minority teachers.

Politico
Colleges not ready for ‘college ready’ Common Core
Five years after states across the nation began to adopt the Common Core, colleges have done little to align their admissions criteria, curricula or educational policies with the new standards.

Education Commission of the States
Governors’ top education issues: 2015 State of the State addresses
ECS summarized the education proposals and accomplishments detailed in every 2015 State of the State address delivered to date. Although new investments in business, technology and infrastructure received considerable attention, improving education from preschool to college was, without a doubt, a top priority. Governors proposed an assortment of strategies to enhance education and ultimately boost the economic and social growth of their citizens.

Inside Higher Ed
Online courses may be more popular than thought
In fall 2013, one in every eight students enrolled at colleges and universities in the U.S. studied exclusively online. One in every four students took at least one online course. Those and other findings suggests distance education is more pervasive in higher education than previously imagined.

The New York Times
Assembly Democrats reject Cuomo’s education reform plans
In an emerging sign of possible budget-battle lines, Democrats in the New York Assembly rejected proposals on Monday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo linking an increase in statewide school aid to an array of his proposed changes. They also sided with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s bid for longer-term mayoral control of New York City’s schools.