Delaware

News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in Delaware
Students in a classroom at Mount Pleasant High School in Wilmington, Del., listen to a social studies lecture from their teacher.
Students in a classroom at Mount Pleasant High School in Wilmington, Del., listen to a social studies lecture from their teacher.
Charles Mostoller for Education Week
Classroom Technology Why Ed Tech Is Not Transforming How Teachers Teach
A mountain of evidence indicates that educators have been painfully slow to use technology to change and improve the ways they teach.
Benjamin Herold, June 10, 2015
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14 min read
Curriculum Personalized Learning: More Teacher, Less Algorithm?
Many in the ed-tech sector believe algorithms are key to customizing education, but the most compelling examples of personalized learning are driven by teacher-student relationships.
Benjamin Herold, June 8, 2015
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8 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
Special Education Delaware's Graduation Rate Is 80 Percent Overall, 60 Percent for Students With Disabilities
This Diplomas Count 2015 State Graduation Brief contains state-specific data on high school completion and includes a special focus on students with disabilities. The information is presented in a series of charts and graphs, and includes comparisons to national averages.
May 29, 2015
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2 min read
Education Opinion Delaware Students Demand More African-American Teachers
Last week, local students in Sussex County, Delaware took a stand to rally for more African American teachers and discuss issues they have faced at school, as reported in the News Journal.
Matthew Lynch, February 23, 2015
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1 min read
Teacher Emilio Solano reads "To Kill a Mockingbird" to 8th grade students at Sandra Cisneros Learning Academy in Los Angeles. Solano recently attended a National Academy of Advanced Teacher Education intensive training course as part of his professional development. —Emile Wamsteker for Education Week
Teacher Emilio Solano reads "To Kill a Mockingbird" to 8th grade students at Sandra Cisneros Learning Academy in Los Angeles. Solano recently attended a National Academy of Advanced Teacher Education intensive training course as part of his professional development. —Emile Wamsteker for Education Week
Professional Development Elite PD Program Seeks to Build Top Teachers' Expertise
The National Academy of Advanced Teacher Education is built on the idea that the best teachers need opportunities to wrestle with cognitively challenging professional work to improve their craft and spread their expertise.
Stephen Sawchuk, February 19, 2015
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6 min read
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez kisses 8th grader Kendal Sanders during her State of the State address at the New Mexico state capitol in Santa Fe, N.M., Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. Sanders and class mate, Nathaniel Tavarez, right, were shot and injured at Berrendo Middle School in Roswell, N.M., last year.
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez kisses 8th grader Kendal Sanders during her State of the State address at the New Mexico state capitol in Santa Fe, N.M., Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. Sanders and class mate, Nathaniel Tavarez, right, were shot and injured at Berrendo Middle School in Roswell, N.M., last year.
AP Photo/Eric Draper
States State of the States State of the States Coverage: Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York
Here are summaries of recent annual addresses by governors around the country.
January 27, 2015
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7 min read
School Choice & Charters Delaware Charter Schools Are Segregated, Says ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a complaint saying charter schools in Delaware have become a system of mostly segregated schools, according to the Associated Press.
Arianna Prothero, December 4, 2014
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1 min read
Families & the Community Delaware Bill Would Create School Choice Savings Accounts
Low-income Delaware parents could use state money to pay for their children's private school tuition and tutoring programs under a bill sponsored by Republican lawmakers.
Arianna Prothero, June 12, 2014
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1 min read
States State K-12 Accountability Report: 'To What End Are Schools Being Graded?'
What makes for robust school accountability systems from states, and where do parents and researchers differ about which states do the best job with those reports?
Andrew Ujifusa, June 2, 2014
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3 min read
Early Childhood Early-Years Data Push a Touchy Topic in Delaware
State officials say better data on the youngest children will help educators gauge their academic needs, but some raise privacy concerns with sharing such information more broadly.
Julie Blair, March 11, 2014
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7 min read
School & District Management State of the States State of the States 2014: Delaware
Gov. Jack Markell is urging Delaware lawmakers to ease rigid education funding formulas in order to give school leaders the ability to implement their own school improvement plans.
Liana Loewus, January 28, 2014
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1 min read
School Choice & Charters Del. Chief Murphy Justifies Joining Chiefs for Change: 'Driven By a Desire to Learn'
Mark Murphy told a state representative that he wouldn't always agree with the group, but that he viewed his membership as a way to help drive major change in Delaware.
Andrew Ujifusa, January 9, 2014
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2 min read
States Chiefs for Change Adds Delaware K-12 Secretary Mark Murphy as New Member
Murphy, appointed in 2012 by Gov. Jack Markell, becomes the seventh member of the group that is backed by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's K-12 foundation.
Andrew Ujifusa, December 16, 2013
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1 min read
Reading specialist Catherine DeFelice helps Tyrell Pope, 17, write his portfolio research paper in an English class at Delcastle Technical High School in Wilmington, Del., where federal Race to the Top money is being put to use at the school level.
Reading specialist Catherine DeFelice helps Tyrell Pope, 17, write his portfolio research paper in an English class at Delcastle Technical High School in Wilmington, Del., where federal Race to the Top money is being put to use at the school level.
Emily Varisco for Education Week
Education Funding Delaware Pushes to Meet Race to Top Promises
The scramble is on to meet ambitious goals as Race to the Top implementation ramps up.
Michele McNeil, May 24, 2011
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8 min read
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