November 10, 2016
Delaware News
Delaware 105.9
Parents in Indian River School District can now opt to receive announcements via phone calls
Parents of students in the Indian River School District will now be able to stay in the loop at all times thanks to a new notification system. The District is offering an automated system that delivers announcements to parents via a phone call. If you would like to enroll in the system, you can do so by calling 1-855-502-7867.
The News Journal
Students need us to quit “adulting” and start acting
Opinion by Atnre Alleyne, founder of TeenSHARP, and an Education Advocacy Fellow with the 50-State Campaign for Achievement Now
One of my 20-month-old daughter’s quirks is that she does not like getting her hands dirty. If she falls outside, she quickly glances at her hands and then at her parents, expecting us to dust her off with haste. Her teachers tell us she enjoys painting at school, but not the colorful residue it leaves on her hands. But all of this pales in comparison to her reaction when her diaper needs to be changed.
The Newark Post
Newark Charter celebrates first Division 1 signing
Newark Charter celebrated the school’s first-ever Division 1 signee on Wednesday when Jude McGough inked her NCAA National Letter of Intent to play softball at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. “The coaches were both very nice when I went for my unofficial visit and then when I went back, the girls were very inviting,” McGough, who had offers from several other schools, said.
National News
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa teacher evaluations could be tied to student testing
Iowa teacher evaluations should include multiple measures of student performance ranging from test scores to art projects, a state council recommended. But those evaluations should not use standardized tests to rank teachers, and teachers should have a say in choosing which measures they’ll be judged on, the Council on Educator Development said.
NPR
Here’s what students are saying about the election results
At 8 a.m. sharp, just hours after Donald Trump was declared president-elect, the hallways at Harrisburg High’s SciTech campus were buzzing. There were tears, but also a few subtle nods in approval of the results. But mostly the students expressed their deep desire for Americans here in Pennsylvania and around the country to come together. So we asked students: What would that take? Did they see Trump as their president? Will he be able to heal a divided nation? Here’s what they said.
Can President Trump get rid of common core?
“Common Core is a total disaster. We can’t let it continue.” So said presidential candidate Donald J. Trump in a campaign ad on his website. To make sure there’s no confusion about where he stands on the learning standards that are now used by the vast majority of states, Trump also tweeted earlier this year: “Get rid of Common Core — keep education local!” The question for President-elect Trump and for the millions of teachers, parents and students living in Common Core states is pretty simple: Can he do it? Can he get rid of the Core standards?
The Los Angeles Times
California will bring back bilingual education as Proposition 58 cruises to victory
Public schools in California will have more power to develop their own bilingual and multilingual programs after voters on Tuesday approved a measure repealing English-only instruction across the state. With nearly 21% of 24,849 precincts reporting, Proposition 58 appeared to coast to victory, with 73% support among voters.