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Some Updates From This Month’s State Board Meeting
January 25th, 2011
At last Thursday’s State Board of Education meeting, DOE gave updates on Race to the Top implementation along with the renewal of several charter schools. Kathy Cox, Chief Executive Officer for the U.S. Education Delivery Institute, explained that their initial analysis of district needs after Delaware was awarded Race to the Top showed a...VIEW ARTICLE
A Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity for Delaware’s Schools
January 19th, 2011
In 2010 Delaware staked a claim as a national leader in public education. In 2011, our collective challenge is, can we deliver? Delaware’s first-place win in President Obama’s federal Race to the Top grants competition came with a promise of sweeping change and $119 million dollars. It also came with the backdrop of...VIEW ARTICLE
Kuumba Academy: Taking Math Seriously in School and at Home
January 18th, 2011
In 2007, Kuumba Academy’s leaders took a hard look at the school’s achievement data and learned that students were falling behind in math performance when compared to the rest of the state. The staff knew something had to be done. As one of ten schools in the then-new Vision Network, the leadership team at Kuumba decided to...VIEW ARTICLE