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Budget Woes Dominate Legislative Session

July 7th, 2017

Author: Melissa Hopkins

The Delaware General Assembly ended its session this year on an interesting quirk and plenty of frustration. After going past the June 30 budget deadline for the first time in decades, the legislative session officially concluded in the early morning hours of July 2nd, after a required extended time window, and a contentious budget negotiation...

March 2017 Teacher Newsletter

March 8th, 2017

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  Teacher Voice & Opportunities to Support Students View this email in your browser Teacher Voice & Opportunities to Support Students The Rodel Teacher Council Wants To Hear From You The Rodel Teacher Council is studying social...

Close the Word Gap and Build Stronger Brains with Language Nutrition

February 13th, 2017

Author: Madeleine Bayard

  Differences in the size of a child’s vocabulary first appear at 18 months—and are correlated with education and income. Dana Suskind, author of the book “Thirty Million Words: Building a Child’s Brain,” offers a more comprehensive look at the word gap and what it means for student success.   Words and interactions are...

Third-grade Literacy’s Enormous Impact on Life

February 13th, 2017

Author: Madeleine Bayard

Third-grade literacy has an enormous impact on a child’s life. Research indicates that third grade is a critical turning point for students. A child who can read on grade level by third grade is four times more likely to graduate by age 19 than a child who does not read proficiently by that time. In Delaware, as many as 46 percent of third...