November 30, 2016
Delaware News
Delaware State News
Capital district mulls grade-level realignment
There are several gears involved, churning all at the same time, in helping the Capital School District update its strategic plan for the future. One of those many different areas, potential grade-level reconfiguration among all of the schools in the district, was discussed in a Community Forum at William Henry Middle School on Tuesday night.
Newark Post
Christiana High students prepare annual poinsettia sale
The greenhouse behind Christiana High School was bursting with color this week as plant science students worked to finalize the school’s annual poinsettia sale. Since September, the students have been caring for about 500 plants in three different color varieties – red, white and glitter.
Sussex Countian
Milford High, Central Academy receive grants
Mills Brothers Exxon and Cato Gas & Oil have announced that Milford High School and Milford Central Academy both received a $500 grant. The Exxon Mobil Education Alliance Program funds will be used for math and science programs.
The News Journal
Energy efficiency new focus for high schoolers
An opportunity to learn skills to succeed in the expanding energy efficiency industry is now available to Delaware high school students. This fall, the state added manufacturing, energy efficiency as the newest tract offered in the Pathways to Prosperity program. Established in 2014, the program matches students with local companies where participants get the hands-on experience needed to land a job in several growing industries.
WBOC 16
Seaford School District adopts new attendance zones
The Seaford School District Board of Education this week voted to create new attendance zones for its district elementary schools. The new attendance zones will pair kindergarten through second grade and third through fifth grades in two attendance zones in Seaford and Blades.
National News
Education Week
Final ESSA accountability rules boost state flexibility in key areas
The Obama administration’s final accountability rules for the Every Student Succeeds Act, issued Monday, give states greater flexibility on school ratings, schools with high testing opt-out rates, and in other areas than an earlier draft version, released in May. But, with President-elect Donald Trump set to take office in January, the regulations face an uncertain future.
The Atlantic
The push to diversify gifted-and-talented programs
Families from across New York City flock to Brooklyn School of Inquiry in the Gravesend neighborhood—the kind of school where parents raise enough money to pay for extra helpers in most classrooms and where a multi-million dollar STEM lab is being built on the roof. But for all the gifted-and-talented school offers, Principal Donna Taylor says there is one thing lacking: a student body that reflects the diversity of the city.
The New York Times
Trump’s election? Some students are too busy to worry
On a blustery afternoon this past week, the Atrium, a gathering place at LaGuardia Community College, arguably the most ethnically diverse college in the most ethnically diverse quarter of the world — western Queens — seemed especially worn. There was little light streaming in from the windows that overlook a small interior courtyard, the only suggestion of greenery amid a drab array of buildings, and an offering of concession foods that did not put you in mind of Alice Waters’s ministrations in the dining halls at Yale.
Think Progress
How much could Trump’s education secretary damage public schools? Just look at Detroit.
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Betsy DeVos, a philanthropist and a strong supporter of school choice, as his education secretary. And although DeVos isn’t a household name, she could end up having a big impact on public school students across the country. For evidence, just take a look at Detroit — a city where DeVos’ influence shows how an expansion of charter schools without the proper oversight can hurt the quality of education for low-income students.