September 8, 2016
Delaware News
Delaware Public Media
Christina School Dist. frustrated with Dept. of Ed.’s proposed budgetary changes
Christina School District officials feel they’ve been left out in the cold by the Dept. of Education regarding its potential changes to district funding allocations – changes Christina says could cost it $3 million.
Dual enrollment program expanding in Delaware
A Wilmington University program that lets high school students earn up to a year’s worth college credits before graduating has seen steady growth since it began five years ago. Wilmington University’s dual enrollment program started with about 20 students at William Penn High School in 2011 and has grown fast in five years.
Sussex County Post
America the destination for School of the Arts’ educational journey
Indian River School District’s 2016-17 educational journey officially set sail the day after Labor Day. For students at Southern Delaware School of the Arts it will be a labor of love and year-long adventure across America.
Technical.ly Delaware
Register now for STEM Council’s Educator Awards
If you didn’t get to attend the Delaware STEM Council symposium earlier this year, don’t worry. You have the chance to attend the STEM Educator Awards later this year and tickets are now available. The awards program aims to recognize educators at the elementary, middle and high school levels that maintain an innovative teaching style in science, technology, engineering and math.
National News
CBS DFW
State reports recommends capping pre-K classroom size at 22
A report commissioned as part of Texas’ sweeping new prekindergarten initiative recommends capping classroom size at 22 students — something most pre-K programs statewide are already doing. The Texas Education Agency report was mandated by the Legislature when it approved a major pre-K funding boost last year.
Education Week
Are dual-enrollment programs overpromising?
The popularity of dual-enrollment programs has soared nationally as high school students clamor to try college-level work. But the movement is dogged by questions about one of its key selling points: that students can get a jump-start on college by transferring those credits. Take the case of Sabrina Villanueva.
The Durango Herald
1.3 million students in U.S. are homeless
School administrators this year are being pushed to get better at recognizing homeless students – those “hidden” in other people’s homes or whose families are staying in places like campgrounds, motels and cars – and to keep them in school even if they’re missing paperwork or move around. The count of homeless students enrolled in American schools, now more than 1.3 million, is nearly double what it was a decade ago.
The Hechinger Report
Obama administration to schools: Stop using police to enforce rules.
Two weeks ago, civil rights groups in Richmond, Virginia, filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education over the treatment of black students in local schools. The district’s black students are disproportionately targeted by police officers who work in the schools, the complaint alleges.