October 13, 2016
Delaware News
Cape Gazette
Give Back information session set Oct. 19 in Georgetown
Last spring, three Sussex Tech ninth-graders were awarded full college scholarships from the Give Something Back Foundation, an organization that provides mentoring and scholarships to help qualified students complete a college degree at the University of Delaware at no cost for tuition, fees, and room and board.
Delaware 105.9
REMINDER: IRSD hosting series of public referendum meetings starting tonight
The Indian River School District will host a series of public meetings over the next several weeks to highlight the current expense referendum scheduled for Tuesday, November 22. At each meeting, district officials will give a presentation outlining the referendum initiative. The public will then have the opportunity to ask questions.
National Principals Month commemorated today in Delaware
National Principals Month will be recognized in Delaware today (Thursday), as Governor Markell signs a proclamation commemorating the month. The Governor will be joined by Delaware Association of School Administrators officials, Delaware’s 2016 National Association of Elementary School Principals National Distinguished Principal Jennifer Nauman and others, as he signs the proc at 2 p.m. in his Legislative Hall Office in Dover.
WDEL
‘We call it the Pulaski Kennel Cough’: Christina teachers say a mold is causing health issues districtwide
The quality of the air students are breathing in Christina schools is in question. “We call it the Pulaski Kennel Cough,” said teacher Leslie Footman. Footman spoke before a special meeting of the Christina School Board on October 4, 2016, and explained she believed mold found on student nametags, tables, and bulletin boards in Pulaski was causing health issues.
UDaily
UD education graduates light up Wilmington’s Edison School
When Elizabeth Yates, assistant principal at Thomas A. Edison Charter School, was asked why her school had hired five University of Delaware alumni this year, she provided this enthusiastic response, “UD grads are always some of our top teachers. They truly make a difference in the lives of our students. We look forward to welcoming our newest group of UD alumni.”
Delaware Innovation Week
EdTech happy hour hosted by Rodel Teacher Council
Technology has changed the way teachers teach and students learn. Join the Rodel Teacher Council for a happy hour to learn and share with other educators about how the innovative use of tech tools can enhance students’ learning.
National News
Education Week
Bilingual education poised for a comeback in California schools
Nearly 20 years after voting to restrict bilingual education in a state with more than 1 million schoolchildren who don’t speak English as their first language, California voters appear poised to reverse that ban Next month, voters will decide the fate of a statewide ballot question that would bring an end to the restrictions of Proposition 227 and close out California’s official era of English-only instruction.
The Hechinger Report
Five reasons teacher residencies often outperform traditional training
Opinion by Karen DeMoss, director of Bank Street College’s Sustainable Funding Project
As expectations for educators continue to rise, we must ensure that every aspiring teacher has an adequate opportunity to master and apply their craft Just like doctors in training, aspiring teachers need sustained clinical experiences alongside expert practitioners to build links between educational theory and practice and to develop the hands-on techniques and strategies that help children learn.
The New York Times
Tech companies expect free high-speed internet for poorer Americans to pay off later
There is an axiom in technology: New products typically go to wealthy customers first, before prices eventually fall to reach the masses. With broadband now classified like a utility, telecom and tech companies, including Sprint, Comcast and Facebook, are increasingly working to make high-speed internet accessible to every American, not just a luxury.
The Tennessean
35,000 Tennessee students apply for free community college
If there’s a single moment that has best captured the rush to attend community college for free in Tennessee, it probably came at Motlow State last month. The Lynchburg, Tenn., school held what it called “Scholarship Saturday.” In just four hours, more than 1,300 students signed up for Tennessee Promise, the new program led by Gov. Bill Haslam that gives Tennessee’s high school seniors free tuition at the state’s two-year community colleges and colleges of applied technology.