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October 12, 2017

October 12th, 2017

Author: Rodel Foundation of Delaware

Delaware News Rodel Blog Treating the cause, not the symptoms: What education can learn from the social determinants of health Blog post by Shyanne Miller, policy associate at the Rodel Foundation of Delaware Individual behaviors play a role in educational outcomes, but inequitable social and economic factors loom even larger. We know that...

October 11, 2017

October 11th, 2017

Author: Rodel Foundation of Delaware

Delaware News Delaware Department of Education Press release Delaware 2018 Teacher of the Year to be named One of 20 outstanding public school teachers from across the state will be named Delaware’s 2018 Teacher of the Year a week from tonight. Selected from among the more than 9,000 public school teachers in the state, the nominees each...

Treating the Cause, Not the Symptoms: What Education Can Learn from the Social Determinants of Health

October 10th, 2017

Author: Shyanne Miller

Individual behaviors play a role in educational outcomes, but inequitable social and economic factors loom even larger.   We know that children of all backgrounds—including those from adverse environments—can find success in school and in life. But the stark, empirical reality tells us public education still mostly favors the haves over the...

October 10, 2017

October 10th, 2017

Author: Rodel Foundation of Delaware

Delaware News Chalkbeat What states told Chalkbeat about how they will monitor their chronic absenteeism data Now that students’ rates of chronic absenteeism are being used to judge schools in most states, there will be new incentives to manipulate this data. The Delaware Department of Education is reviewing current processes around absenteeism...
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