May 5, 2015
Delaware News
Newsworks
Delaware establishes charter school moratorium in Wilmington
Delaware won’t approve any new charter schools in the city of Wilmington until the state drafts a strategic plan for school growth. The legislation, signed Tuesday by Governor Jack Markell, also gives Wilmington officials the ability to review and comment on charter school applications in the city.
The News Journal
Possible solution to Delaware teacher evaluation issue
Kuumba Academy is one of four charter schools that is currently implementing the Teaching Excellence Framework, an evaluation system that hinges on frequent classroom observations and coaching sessions. The other schools are EastSide Charter, where the system was pioneered; Thomas Edison; and Prestige Academy.
Delaware State University raising tuition by 3%
Tuition at Delaware State University will grow by 3 percent next school year, school officials announced Wednesday.
WDEL
Delaware State University increasing tuition costs by 3 percent
For students heading to Delaware State University for the 2015-2016 academic year, they’ll be paying a little more to fill those seats, school officials announced Wednesday.
National News
Chalkbeat Colorado
Senate takes its turn on testing, advances compromise plan
Colorado Senate takes its turn on testing, advances compromise plan. The bill would reduce testing time somewhere between 30 and 50 hours, sponsors claim.
Education Week
State takeover gives Mass. district a fresh start
The schools in Lawrence have made steady progress in raising student achievement and graduation rates since state education officials stepped in to turn around the struggling district.
Wisconsin State Journal
Bill changes program that limits class sizes in low-income schools
A longtime state program to reduce class sizes in elementary schools with significant numbers of poor students would no longer require fewer students in classrooms under changes senators will vote on.
Mail Tribune
State waives college placement tests for students who hit high marks
Oregon’s high school juniors taking the Smarter Balanced assessment this spring or next may be spared from taking a two- to three- hour college placement test if they score high enough on the assessment and take college-level classes their senior year.
NPR
AltSchool promises to reimagine education For the 2030s
One of the hottest new startups in the Bay Area is a school. The AltSchool was founded by a former Google engineer and he’s raised $100 million to build these for-profit microschools.