October 17, 2016
Delaware News
Cape Gazette
Cape AP: Enrollment increases, but scores decrease
More Cape High students than ever took Advanced Placement tests in 2016, but the percentage of those who scored well on the test was the lowest in five years Cape High offers 14 Advanced Placement classes that prepare students for a test that can result in college credit, if students score at least a 3 of a possible 5 on the test.
Rehoboth Elementary students learn importance of being an upstander
Teachers and students at Rehoboth Elementary School recognized anti-bullying efforts by wearing blue on Blue Shirt Monday, Oct. 3. This effort occurs on the first Monday of every October. Blue Shirt Day World Day of Bullying Prevention is celebrated to inspire students to stop cyber-bullying and all types of bullying.
Delaware State News
Dover High program eases freshmen transition
Many people have experienced that awkward time in their lives when they went from feeling like they were on top of the world in eighth grade to virtual anonymity as a freshman in high school. This fall, Dover High School student counselors Shannon Gronau and Chris McGuire are trying to ease what can be an overwhelming transition for incoming Senators with their brand new Peer Group Connections program.
Rodel Blog
Digging deeper: Four chronic opportunity gaps that high-needs kids face
From pre-k through postsecondary, many minority and “high-need” student populations miss out on critical milestones that would prepare them for postsecondary success. High-needs students may be classified as low-income, special education, or English language learners. These four examples of chronic educational opportunity gaps illustrate how students are being left behind, why these gaps matter for Delaware students, and who are some of the groups taking action.
National News
NPR
Holding education schools accountable for the teachers they teach
Should schools of education be held accountable for producing teachers who can raise their students’ achievement? This week the U.S. Education Department said, emphatically, yes. The new guidelines for teacher-prep programs are arguably the strictest federal accountability rules in all of higher ed.
The Atlantic
The new focus on children’s mental health
Across the United States, up to one in five children suffers from a mental disorder in a given year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This equates to more than 17 million young people who meet criteria for disorders that affect their ability to learn, behave, and express their emotions.
The Hechinger Report
Why you should care about what’s happening to Mississippi schoolchildren
“Most teachers claim we can’t learn because we don’t have resources like books.” –Eustace Apolonio, high school student in Indianola, Mississippi. “I would want people to know, at my school, we have big goals.” – Jada, a third grader in the Mississippi Delta. Children in Mississippi face some of the toughest obstacles in life and education from the time they are born: high child poverty rates, schools that lack funding and supplies, and a revolving door of teachers in the classrooms that need teachers the most.
The Huffington Post
The NAACP takes a major stand against the growth of charter schools
The NAACP board of directors voted Saturday to confirm a resolution that recommends an end to the expansion of charter schools, which currently educate about 6 percent of the nation’s public school students. The controversial move has angered charter school activists and faced criticism from the editorial boards at The New York Times and The Washington Post.