May 6, 2015
Delaware News
The News Journal
Milford voters ax school-spending referendum
For the second time in two years, Milford voters rejected a proposal by their school district to borrow millions for a new school.
Don’t overlook Del Tech opportunity
Letter to the editor by Frank B. Calio, Laurel
The opportunity to use SEED money to pay for your tuition is a gift that should not be over looked. Too often parents give in to the wishes of their child who want to get as far away from home as they can resulting in either the parent or child with a heavy debt, and not necessarily a better education than they would have received from a community college in Delaware.
WBOC
Milford votes no on referendum
A controversial tax increase has been voted down by the residents of Milford. Voters took to the polls on Tuesday to cast their votes on a measure that looked to tackle overcrowding in the Milford School District, as well as cuts in state and federal funding. Here’s a look at some of the issues.
WDEL
No new charter schools in Delaware before June of 2018
Governor Markell signed a bill into law creating a moratorium on charter schools. The law bans new charter schools from opening in the state until June of 2018.
Milford Chronicle
Milford School District referendum fails: Former City Councilman leads charge against effort
Unofficial results from today’s Milford School District Referendum show that the effort failed. Of the 3,834 voters that went to polls on May 5, only 1,760 voted for the measure. With 2,074 voting against.
National News
Grand Lake News
Investing in Oklahoma through STEM
Commentary by Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma
To help accelerate STEM learning and to increase overall educational attainment in Oklahoma, I have launched a new initiative called Oklahoma Works. It is an aggressive plan to support partnerships between local businesses, career tech, higher education and K-12 schools. Oklahoma Works is about getting students and adults the tools and skills they need to find great careers. It’s also about ensuring we have a skilled, educated workforce that can support our businesses.
Chronicle of Higher Education
Attainment, completion, and the trouble in measuring them both
How have the educational-attainment rates of various groups of Americans changed over the years? The answer could help determine how well the country’s colleges and universities are meeting its labor needs, and how equitable education is across various demographic groups. The authors of a new report found the answers to be far more elusive than one might suspect.
The Associated Press
Superintendent to launch own review of Common Core standards
Mississippi education officials will launch their own voluntary review of the Common Core after Gov. Phil Bryant vetoed a bill that would have created an outside panel to examine the standards.
The Plain Dealer
How Common Core tests are scored: PARCC and Pearson graders can shoot for 60 answers per hour
Grading a student answer each minute could easily be overwhelming for the 121 graders at Pearson Inc.’s Ohio scoring center for the new Common Core exams from PARCC. But this operation in a suburban office complex outside Columbus is a very focused assembly line operation: Scoring 55 to 80 answers an hour is no problem for most.