March 12, 2015
Delaware News
WDEL
Wilmington City Council weighs in on education advisory report
Wilmington City Council’s Education, Youth and Families Committee hosted its final public meeting to discuss a report that’s headed to the governor’s office later this month. Council members combed the details of the Wilmington Education Advisory Committee’s report, which could help to overhaul education within the city.
The News Journal
2 people may have voted twice in Red Clay elections
The New Castle County Department of Elections says two people may have voted twice in Red Clay’s successful property tax referendum last month.
Carney introduces workforce development bill package
The package includes the Education and Workforce Training Innovation Act, which would incentivize companies to collaborate with colleges to improve workforce-ready job skills and training, as well as spur private sector investment to create more apprenticeships and trade certifications for careers in manufacturing, industrial trades and skilled labor.
National News
Bloomberg
Most Teach for America instructors plan to flee teaching
A new study from a nonpartisan research organization adds ammunition to skeptics’ claims. More than 87 percent of TFA teachers say they don’t plan on remaining teachers throughout their careers, compared with 26.3 percent of non-TFA teachers working in the same subjects, grades, and schools, according to an analysis released last week by Mathematica Policy Research.
The New York Times
Privacy pitfalls as education apps spread haphazardly
New digital tools have left school district technology directors scrambling to keep track of which companies are collecting students’ information — and how they are using it.
How to improve graduation rates at community colleges
An initiative at the City University of New York shows enormous promise for improving graduation rates at community colleges. The program, Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP), nearly doubled the share of students graduating within three years (to 40 percent from 22 percent).
Education Week
Extra time yields promising results for struggling Conn. schools
Superintendent Mark D. Benigni has built in more time for enriching instruction in low-performing elementary schools in his Meriden, Conn., district.
Chalkbeat Indiana
One bill to diminish Ritz’s power is dead, but threat remains
One of two bills aimed at removing state Superintendent Glenda Ritz from her role as chairwoman of the Indiana State Board of Education is dead, but she still faces the threat of losing power.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Commonwealth Court weighs fate of Pennsylvania school funding lawsuit
Commonwealth Court is considering whether a lawsuit filed by school districts and others claiming Pennsylvania doesn’t provide sufficient funding for public schools, should continue. It’s been filed to force lawmakers and the governor to pump more money into education.