March 27, 2015
Delaware News
Delaware State News
STEM Expo highlights opportunities in math, science fields
With a series of interactive activities, the STEM Expo at Delaware Technical Community College introduced middle and high school students Thursday night to science, technology, engineering and math programs.
‘Time seemed to go in slow motion’
Delaware Department of Education regulations now require high school students to take two hours of CPR training, with an Automated External Defibrillator as a component. CPR instruction, use of an AED and organ/tissue donation awareness shall be integrated into each high school health education program no later than the 2015-2016 school year, the regulation reads.
WDDE
DSU aims to make giving back an assignment this weekend
Delaware’s junior Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware) will join approximately 500 Delaware State University students on Saturday for the college’s 4th annual Inspired Day of Service. The event stems from the Inspire Scholarship, which provides financial assistance for in-state students to attend DSU. A requirement of the scholarship is that students complete 10 hours of community service work each semester.
UDaily
Delaware Geographic Alliance brings giant National Geographic map to area schools
Jumping between capital cities in neighboring states and pretending to go on safari on National Geographic’s giant traveling map were among the exciting ways area K-12 students learned about geography last week.
Delmarva Now
Teacher seeks to make science more real for students
The best way to teach students about the environment is to give them something authentic, Sussex Central biology teacher Ryan Revel said. Whether that is giving them a citizen monitoring project to be a part of or bringing a scientist into the classroom, real-world application is key.
The News Journal
Top chefs take fresh recipes to Delaware schools
Restaurant chefs are going into Sussex County Schools to serve their version of an ultra-fresh school lunch.
Laurel Star
An early resignation and the introduction of a new administrative team at a local district.
Charity Phillips, named last month as the new assistant superintendent of the Delmar School district, has spent 15 years as an administrator in the district.
The states with the most job openings for college graduates
A new report, “State Online College Job Market: Ranking the States,” by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce says Delaware is one of the states that offers college graduates the best odds of landing a job. The analysis is based on the percent of online job openings that are for college graduates.
National News
The Economist
The world is going to university
More and more money is being spent on higher education. Too little is known about whether it is worth it.
Associated Press
School computers held hostage for bitcoins, disrupting tests
A New Jersey school district is hoping to resume standardized testing after delays because its computer network was shut down in an online attack. Officials say the computers were held hostage for days by someone who was seeking 500 bitcoins, or about $125,000 in digital currency.
Chalkbeat Tennessee
House unanimously approves bill adjusting teacher evaluations
A bill that temporarily would alter the amount that student test score growth impacts teacher evaluations in Tennessee passed unanimously in the House Thursday. But first, lawmakers debated the merits of a system that grades teachers based on scores in subjects they don’t teach.
The Columbus Dispatch
House passes bill to reform Ohio charter schools
House Bill 2, which would overhaul Ohio’s oft-criticized charter-school laws, includes roughly three dozen changes aimed at transparency, accountability and oversight of charter schools that are spending upward of $1 billion a year in state taxpayer money to educate 100,000-plus students.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Gov. Deal wins passage of constitutional amendment to take over failing schools
The Georgia House passed a resolution that will ask voters in 2016 whether they are willing to vest new and unprecedented powers in the governor to take over failing schools. The resolution passed on its first try with a vote of 121-47. It was a narrow win (constitutional amendments require a two-thirds majority) but it was still a win.