Education Secretary Marten discusses school accountability, impending classroom changes

Delaware Education Secretary Cindy Marten has announced a new plan to address low test scores and chronic absenteeism in the state's schools.
As Delaware schools continue to be bogged down by low standardized test scores and high rates of chronic absenteeism, Education Secretary Cindy Marten — two years into her tenure as the state’s top education official — has unveiled an ambitious and controversial plan to breathe new life into the state’s struggling educational landscape.
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