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September 20, 2013

September 20th, 2013

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Local News The News Journal Markell riles Common Core doubters with talk of 'mythology' On a day Delaware committed further to the national education standards movement, Gov. Jack Markell dismissed critics of those policies in a national TV appearance. Chuck Todd, host of The Daily Rundown on MSNBC, asked Markell on Thursday morning if there was...

A National “Best Kept Secret”: Delaware’s Teacher Training Legislation

September 19th, 2013

Author: Paul Herdman

Last night, we were honored to accept an award given to Delaware for its effort to improve the quality of teacher training in the state. The Best Kept Secret award, which recognizes a “big gain that didn’t get big press,” was one of five awards presented during the 2013 PIE Network Policy Summit held in Boston. PIE (Policy Innovators in...

September 19, 2013

September 19th, 2013

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Local News The New York Times Delaware seeks to steer the poor to top colleges Delaware announced on Wednesday a new effort to encourage high-achieving low-income students to apply to top colleges, saying it would send application fee waivers and other information to every such high school senior in the state. The program — a collaboration...

September 18, 2013

September 18th, 2013

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Local News The News Journal Markell to announce plan to enroll more Delaware students in college State officials will unveil today a new effort to help more students identified as “college-ready” to enroll in universities or colleges. Gov. Jack Markell, Secretary of Education Mark Murphy, and College Board President David Coleman will announce...