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Moving Forward on Teacher Preparation

February 26th, 2013

Author: Matthew Korobkin

Every year, the National Center for Teacher Quality (NCTQ) publishes a report card on the fifty states’ public school teacher policies.  This year’s report focused on teacher preparation.  And this year, Delaware scored a D-. Although NCTQ gave the entire country a D+, we as a state have room to make improvements.  At the same time...

February 26, 2013

February 26th, 2013

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Local News DE Department of Education 5 school districts, 9 charters join Delaware Talent Cooperative The Delaware Department of Education announced today that five school districts and nine charter schools have confirmed their participation in the Delaware Talent Cooperative. In addition to Capital School District and Laurel School District, two...

February 25, 2013

February 25th, 2013

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Local News The News Journal Wallace new executive director at Vision Network The Vision Network of Delaware, a Wilmington nonprofit, will have a new executive director at the helm Monday. Dana Diesel Wallace replaces Mark Murphy, who left to become the state Secretary of Education. She was most recently working at a North Carolina organization...

February 22, 2013

February 22nd, 2013

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Local News The News Journal State monitors flunk Pencader, revoke school's charter Although parents and students had urged state officials to give them one more chance, the state Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to close Pencader Business and Finance Charter School. Secretary of Education Mark Murphy recommended Thursday that the...