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Vision 2015 Annual Conference: It’s About the People, Not the Programs

News, Policy and Practice

October 21st, 2011

More than 300 educators, business leaders, parents, community leaders, and public officials met on Tuesday, October 18, at the annual Vision 2015 conference at the University of Delaware to take stock of Delaware's collective progress in creating world-class schools. There were clear successes to report—new standards, new assessments, and...

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The Devil’s in the Details Over Different Federal Education Policy Visions

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October 19th, 2011

Today, the Senate HELP Committee debated and marked up Senator Harkin’s bipartisan legislation to overhaul No Child Left Behind – signifying a significant opportunity, and risk, as stakeholders come together to redefine the federal government’s role in education. After mark-up, the bill must still garner Senate support and then pass the...

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Partnership Zone School (Round 2) Profile: Laurel Middle School

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October 11th, 2011

On September 1st, 2011, Secretary Lowery and the Department of Education announced the 6 schools chosen to participate in round 2 of the statewide Partnership Zone Initiative (for more information about the Partnership Zone, see our previous blogs). Last week a question was raised about the data used to determine the schools in the Partnership...

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