When I completed 8th grade at my local middle school, there was never a question about where I would go to high school.  Along with every other kid in my neighborhood, I simply moved on to the public high school down the street.  There was never a thought of going somewhere else.    So, last Sunday as my 8th grade daughter and...

This blog is the second in a three part series on the effects of the 2010 elections on federal education policy and implications in the First State.  The first blog in the series can be found here.    The implications of the 2010 election season will be particularly pertinent to the continuation of federal competitive grant...

An independent evaluator, the American Institutes for Research (AIR), cited Delaware’s Vision Network as a national exemplar of alignment from the state to the district to the classroom level: “[The Vision Network] is a pioneer in identifying and leading the work on key levers for significant education reform, which are now recognized...

Last Monday, schools participating in Delaware’s Partnership Zone Initiative submitted plans to the Delaware Department of Education outlining their vision for turning around their individual campuses.  As stipulated in Delaware regulations, the DOE has five days to review each plan and either accept as is or send back to the schools...