Tag: Delaware legislature
May 23, 2013
May 23rd, 2013
Local News The News Journal Education technology gets $5 million boost Delaware lawmakers crafting the state’s budget approved nearly $5 million Wednesday for education technology, answering calls from public school superintendents who argued last fall that schools are not keeping pace with testing demands and too few workers are available to...VIEW ARTICLE
May 17, 2013
Policy and Practice, Student-Centered Learning
May 17th, 2013
Local News The News Journal Christina pulls out of fight with Delaware Christina School District has withdrawn its request for a hearing in its feud with the state over $2.3 million in federal Race to the Top money, which means the district will likely lose those funds. The money has been tied up for months in a battle between the district and the...VIEW ARTICLE
April 29, 2013
Early Childhood Education, News, Policy and Practice
April 29th, 2013
Local News The News Journal Let's start treating teachers as true professionals An opinion by Dick Gephardt, Dean Emeritus of the College of Fine and Performing Arts at Rowan University More money is a motivating force, but it is not at all certain that all of the teachers who did not receive a bonus would be motivated – or even know how – to...VIEW ARTICLE