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May 17, 2016

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May 17th, 2016

Delaware Cape Gazette Changing complexion of Cape's school board For the first time in more than a decade, no minority will be seated on Cape Henlopen school board. The absence of any minority representation comes following the death of board member Noble Prettyman in 2015, who was the top vote getter in Milton for three terms and served for 12...

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Celebrating Superstars

News, Policy and Practice

May 16th, 2016

Last week, The Partnership, Inc. (an affiliate of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce), celebrated another sterling entry in its long-running Superstars in Education awards program. Superstars is a statewide awards program that seeks to promote and share programs and best practices in education that show measurable results and raise student...

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No Fair Deal with Delaware’s Antique Funding System

News, Policy and Practice, Student-Centered Learning

May 16th, 2016

In 1949 President Truman presented his famous “Fair Deal” speech, presenting the idea that that every American should get a “fair deal” from their government. Following that speech, Congress nearly doubled the national minimum wage and created 800,000 new houses for the poor. Also in 1949, the State of Delaware created its educational...

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