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Graduation Rate Jumps But Still Trails Nation

Postsecondary Success

July 12th, 2013

Delaware’s graduation rate jumped up to 73.9%* for the class of 2010 according to EdWeek’s yearly Diplomas Count report, an increase of six percentage points from the 67.9% reported for the class of 2009. This is certainly good news, but we should be cautious of celebrating too soon. While this improvement represents the largest we have seen...

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July 11, 2013

News, Policy and Practice

July 11th, 2013

Local News The Dover Post Shan Green begins term as principal at Central Middle School July 1 was the first day on the job for new Central Middle School Principal Shan W. Green. But she was in a very familiar environment. Green, 41, had spent the last year preparing for the job under the tutelage of former Principal Dr. Darren T. Guido, who...

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Meet Our Summer Fellow – Maija Hall

News, Postsecondary Success

July 11th, 2013

“I tell young people to prepare themselves as best they can for a world that grows more challenging every day. To get the best education they can, and couple that education with real-life experience in social justice work.” These words of the civil rights activist and former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond echo deeply in my mind when I think about...

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