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New Year, New Decade, New Opportunities?
January 12th, 2010
The National Journal recently put out the call to education experts around the country, “What should the education priorities be for 2010?” There are lots of interesting ideas here, the reauthorization of ESEA, new school models, refining standards and assessment, keeping up reforms, etc. While Delaware’s focus may...VIEW ARTICLE
Early Childhood Opportunities
December 23rd, 2009
The US Senate is sitting on a huge opportunity for Early Childhood Education, and it looks like it may be ready to move shortly (once they figure out this health care thing). The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, if passed, may create a $10 Billion Early Learning Challenge Grant fund to help states significantly advance their work...VIEW ARTICLE
How do you more than quadruple the number of students meeting proficiency standards in only three years?
November 19th, 2009
Ask Mastery Charter School in Philadelphia. Mastery has been turning around schools in Philly since 2005 – they’ve taken some of the worst city schools and changed the leadership and the culture, and – working with the same kids as before the turn-around—made huge gains in proficiency on the state student...VIEW ARTICLE