September 13, 2017

September 13th, 2017

Category: News

Delaware News

Cape Gazette
Cape High’s new assistant principal strives for the best
Cape High’s newest assistant principal may look like another high school student, but he brings nearly a decade of experience to his latest post. Kyle Bentley has filled the assistant principal position left open when Nikki Miller was promoted to Cape High principal. The New York native grew up near Lake Erie and attended Penn State University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education with a minor in Spanish in 2008.

Delaware State News
Ugandan educator visits Dover: Gives thanks to St. John’s Lutheran School
It was easy to see this was a different type of school than Fred Magezi was accustomed to as he joined hands with students at St. John’s Lutheran School, danced in a circle and sang “Sally Goes Round the Sun” on Tuesday afternoon. Perhaps it was Mr. Magezi’s smile that gave it away. Or maybe the native of Uganda was just simply expressing his sincere gratitude to the students and staff of St. John’s Lutheran School, located at 1156 Walker Road, for all they have done for the people in his country.

Newark Post
ASPIRA Academy completes final expansion
When Las Américas ASPIRA Academy first opened its doors in 2011, its 300 students shared space with Delaware Sportsplex in a former warehouse on Ruthar Drive, east of Newark. Now, six years later, the school has 740 students and after completing its second — and final — expansion, the building is likely now unrecognizable to that first group of students.

Newsworks
Route 9 Library in New Castle opens to the public
Adults and children were greeted by the smell of new books as they explored their favorite authors and examined the latest technology inside a modern library newly opened to the public. On Tuesday, the Route 9 Library and Innovation Center opened its doors for the first time. The grand opening was marked with a ribbon cutting ceremony and reception featuring city, county, and state officials.

Red Clay schools chief talks budget, equity panel, achievement gap
Video
The start of the school year brings renewed dreams for students and a host of challenges for educators. To discuss some of the issues in Delaware K-12 education today, the superintendent of the Red Clay Consolidated School District joined us on “First.” Merv Daughter spoke with WHYY education reporter Cris Barrish about budget cuts imposed by Gov. John Carney and the General Assembly, the achievement gap between low-income students and those of means, a racial equity committee created in August by the Red Clay board, and innovations by his district to keep students in this era of choice and charter schools.

The News Journal
Wilmington’s teen violence statistics draw strong reaction
A year-long investigative project by The News Journal about teen gun violence in Wilmington has provoked elected officials and community members to speak up. The three-day series, which ran in print and online over the weekend, revealed that children ages 12 to 17 are more likely to be shot in Wilmington than any other place in America.

National News

Chalkbeat
Certification rules and tests are keeping would-be teachers of color out of America’s classrooms. Here’s how.
Becoming a certified teacher in America usually means navigating a maze of university classes and certification tests — and paying for them. The goal is a high-quality teaching force, and an array of powerful advocates have been pushing to “raise the bar” further. But the rules likely come with a hefty cost: a less diverse profession. A Chalkbeat analysis has found that virtually every step in the common teacher certification process risks disproportionately excluding prospective teachers of color.

Education Week
States adjust course on school turnaround districts
In the waning years of the No Child Left Behind Act, school turnaround districts became a solution du jour for many state legislatures: Take all of your worst-performing schools, place them in their own state-controlled district, and either run them directly or hand them over to a charter school operator. A network of autonomous, independently-run schools was seen as a route to swift, efficient, and inspirational improvement.

The Hechinger Report
Massachusetts districts now trade notes on best paths to personalized learning
Blended learning was the gateway to personalized learning in the Natick Public Schools, about 20 miles west of Boston. The district made sure each child had a laptop to use in class almost a decade ago, according to the current director of digital learning, Grace Magley. For the last three years or so, however, the focus has shifted. Project-based learning, where students have opportunities to dive deep into topics that interest and absorb them, has become a priority, and with it, the attempt to better engage students in their own education.

The New York Times
After more than 20 years, Newark to regain control of Its schools
In 1995, when Marques-Aquil Lewis was in elementary school, the State of New Jersey seized control of the public schools here after a judge warned that “nepotism, cronyism and the like” had precipitated “abysmal” student performances and “failure on a very large scale.” For more than 20 years, local administrators have had little leverage over the finances or operations of the state’s largest school district.

U.S. News & World Report
Maine providing $10 Million in education grants over 2 years
The Maine Department of Education is making $10 million in grants available over the next two years to assist in regional education projects. The state says the money is available through the Fund for Efficient Delivery of Educational Services. The fund provides money to help pay for the cost of local and regional initiatives designed to improve educational opportunities.




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