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A Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity for Delaware’s Schools

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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...

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Kuumba Academy: Taking Math Seriously in School and at Home

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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...

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Honoring U. S. Representative Gabby Giffords, Aspen-Rodel Fellow

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January 14th, 2011

Most of you know the Rodel Foundation for our work in public education in Delaware and Arizona.  Yet Bill Budinger, the founding chair of the Rodel Foundations, also started the Aspen-Rodel Fellowship, among many of his charitable and civic endeavors.  This fellowship, launched six years ago, is designed to "... explore the...

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