September 22, 2015
Delaware News
Education Week
Colleges, organizations win $60 million to boost college access, completion
As part of its push to get more students into and through college, the Obama administration Monday awarded $60 million to colleges, universities, and community groups to work on projects to boost college completion. Nearly every grantee will use its money to work on better outcomes in higher education. But one will focus on improving student access to higher education. Delaware State University will use a $2.6 million grant for its Access to Success project, which is working to help first-generation and low-income students, who are underrepresented on college campuses, find good college matches.
WDEL
Brandywine considers absorbing Colonial students
Representatives for the Wilmington Education Improvement Commission made an appearance at the monthly Brandywine School District board meeting and proposed for Brandywine to possibly take in 178 students currently in Colonial School District when Colonial leaves Wilmington.
Delaware State News
Optics and opportunity: Researchers at DSU beaming about new center
For those with limited science knowledge, all of the talk about lasers and nanotechnology at the new Optical Science Center for Applied Research (OSCAR) can be overwhelming. The faculty and students, however, are already immersed in studies that could make significant advancements in medicine, military technology and more.
Smyrna-Clayton Sun-Times
First students inducted into new Clayton military academy
With differences in discipline, class structure and philosophy to name a few, Cadet Markese Green says he likes attending First State Military Academy. Green and about 200 other students were inducted into the Clayton academy for its first year in operation during a ceremony held on Friday, Sept. 18 just outside of the main school building.
National News
The Atlantic
Tackling inequality in gifted-and-talented programs
In many places around the U.S., low-income and minority children are significantly underrepresented in gifted-and-talented programs.
Associated Press
5 years after Facebook pledge, Newark schools struggle
It’s safe to say that the awe of Zuckerberg’s high-minded intentions for using his first major foray into philanthropy to try to effect sweeping change has receded. So has Zuckerberg’s donation, which was matched with another $100 million from other donors, shown that big-scale philanthropy guarantees quick change?
Haslam hosts summit to discuss improving graduation rates
Gov. Bill Haslam has convened higher education and workforce leaders to discuss his initiative to improve graduation rates in Tennessee.
The Indianapolis Star
Dueling studies probe cause of teacher shortage
Investigations into challenges recruiting and retaining teachers are headed by two groups that are often at odds on education policy in Indiana.
Bellwether Education Partners
The state of the charter school movement
A new analysis from Bellwether Education Partners brings together the most recent data on charter schools from a variety of sources to provide a comprehensive picture of the current state of the charter school movement in the United States, as well as projections of charter growth and major operational, policy, and political challenges shaping the future of the charter school movement.