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DCAS is up and running
October 13th, 2010
This week marks the beginning of the first implementation of the Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System. See the related opinion and article from the News Journal yesterday. The computer based test will be offered up to four times a year and will give teacher, students, and parents feedback in as little as 48 hours. Of course, the...VIEW ARTICLE
Partnership Zone in Practice: What Could This Mean For You?
October 12th, 2010
Recently, Secretary Lowery designated four schools as members of Delaware’s statewide Partnership Zone Initiative, an ambitious effort to transform the academic outcomes of students at our persistently low-performing schools. Secretary Lowery chose each of the four campuses based upon regulations outlined in Delaware’s Education...VIEW ARTICLE
Teacher Effectiveness Lessons from Abroad
October 7th, 2010
Select U.S. Education policymakers recently had the opportunity to learn from systems in Finland, Singapore, and Ontario at a meeting hosted by The Alliance for Excellent Education, led by former West Virginia Governor Bob Wise, and the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, led by Linda Darling-Hammond. Each of these...VIEW ARTICLE