Recently, Secretary Lowery designated four schools as members of Delaware’s statewide Partnership Zone Initiative, an ambitious effort to transform the academic outcomes of students at our persistently low-performing schools.  Secretary Lowery chose each of the four campuses based upon regulations outlined in Delaware’s Education...

Waiting for “Superman” is a powerful story about the inability of America's public education system to fulfill a basic promise to our children: that every child has the right to a decent shot at the American Dream. Tied to that, it’s a story about how the nation’s education system isn’t keeping up with those of...

Delaware has been the media’s darling for the last few weeks as our U. S. Senate campaign garners national attention.　 What better opportunity is there to make sure our candidates are address critical issues in public education? While few candidates for federal office have highly detailed plans available for what they would like to see...

As many of you prepare yourself, your children, or your grandchildren to take the PSAT this week, you are taking a big step toward a college education: a step toward building skills that may be even more essential in the coming years.  According to a report released earlier this year, the US is on a course to under-produce postsecondary...