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September 7, 2012
September 7th, 2012
Local News The News Journal State: Pencader should fix issues now, not later It should be “days, not weeks” before problems identified by the state at Pencader Business and Finance Charter School are fixed, state Education Secretary Mark Murphy said. Murphy, along with state board of education president Teri Quinn Gray, met privately Thursday...VIEW ARTICLE
September 6, 2012
Early Childhood Education, News
September 6th, 2012
Local News The News Journal Classroom spending gets better grades If all public Delaware schools followed the example of the districts with the highest classroom spending, there would be about $21 million more available for teaching the state’s schoolchildren, according to a report released today by the lieutenant governor. The review uses...VIEW ARTICLE
Hold Students Back? Hold On.
September 6th, 2012
A recent opinion in The News Journal caught my eye, talking about the virtues of holding students back early on (in the 3rd grade) and opining that this will ultimately make them more successful in school. As a former 2nd grade teacher, my natural instinct in discussing this issue is to approach with caution. I agree with the article that social...VIEW ARTICLE