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Lawmakers didn’t work too many bills this week – but they did make some waves with the way they handled one of Gov. John Carney’s cabinet picks.Carney’s…
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Gov. Jack Markell (D) is signing on to a so-called ‘Testing Bill of Rights’ that pushes for schools to adopt fewer, but higher quality tests to better…
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The House smacked down an attempt to suspend rules and override Gov. Jack Markell’s veto of a student testing opt-out bill Thursday afternoon. This most…
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Delaware’s General Assembly returned to work this week in Dover and Delaware Public Media political reporter James Dawson was there to cover a fairly busy…
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House lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected suspending rules to override Gov. Jack Markell’s (D) veto of a testing opt-out bill Thursday. That victory for the…
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Gov. Jack Markell is going along with a plan to drop the Smarter Balanced Assessment from 11th grade requirements starting this year. But the…
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Despite news that the state will drop the controversial Smarter Balanced Assessment from 11th grade requirements, the legislative session will begin next…
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Teachers, parents, and, of course, students themselves will get their first look at results from Delaware’s first year using the Smarter Balanced…
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Gov. Jack Markell says “no” to the student testing opt-out bill passed last month by the General Assembly.Thursday, Markell vetoed House Bill 50 that…
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After weeks of ping ponging back and forth between the Delaware House and Senate, a bill allowing parents to opt their children out of any state or…