Secretary of Education Lillian Lowery said the approval of the Partnership Zone schools’ plans was one of the proudest moments of her career. Previously, I outlined my hopes that these plans would be different and aggressive enough to yield significant change--such as doubling proficiency rates, or increasing proficiency by 50 percent in...

Most states, including Delaware, are revising their professional development, curriculum, and teacher training and evaluation systems in order to ensure students master the Common Core Standards, according to the Center on Education Policy's report States’ Progress and Challenges in Implementing Common Core State Standards.   Delaware...

When Doug Brown started his first job as a principal at W. T. Chipman Middle school, he knew that he, like all other principals, had a lot of work ahead of him.  As a principal, it is his responsibility to set a course for the school academically, and to know how to get things done – not an easy job when you also have to run school...

New Year Message 2011 Nine months ago, the game changed in Delaware.   I remember the moment well.  I was sitting in our conference room when the email messages began. Delaware had taken the top spot in Race to the Top—one of only two states selected in the first round.  Coming in first in the nation’s largest...