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June 25, 2013

June 25th, 2013

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Local News The Cape Gazette Cape school board debates Common Core A discussion of Common Core standards brought out supporters and opponents of the concept during a recent Cape Henlopen school board meeting. Whitney Neal, director of grassroots for FreedomWorks Inc. in Washington, D.C., gave a PowerPoint presentation on the creation of the...

New High School Charter Options in Kent and Wilmington

June 21st, 2013

Author: Brian Yin

At the June meeting on June 20th, the Delaware State Board of Education approved three new charter high schools—one in Kent County (First State Military Academy) and two in the city of Wilmington (The Delaware Met and Design-Lab High School). All three schools aim to fill a gap in existing choice options and two will replicate deeper learning...

June 20, 2013

June 20th, 2013

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Local News WDEL Prestige Academy grads head to state's top high schools Eighth graders walk down the aisle to get their diplomas for the second time in Prestige Academy's history--with many students moving on to some of the best high schools in the state. A growing Prestige Academy in Wilmington sees its second graduating class. This year’s...

Meet Our Summer Fellow – Liz Hoyt

June 20th, 2013

Author: Liz Hoyt

Hi, my name is Liz Hoyt, and I’m one of the 2013 Rodel Foundation Summer Fellows.  I’m originally from California.  I earned my B.A. in Political Science, and International Studies at the University of California, Irvine.  During my years as an undergraduate, I was heavily involved in GlobalConnect@UCI, a university-classroom partnership...