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Race to the Top Report Released: Delaware is Making Progress

February 8th, 2013

Author: Matthew Korobkin

Over halfway through its third year, Delaware continues to make strides in its Race to the Top.  On February 1, the US Department of Education (ED) released its Year 2 Report for Delaware.   In this comprehensive annual report card that that identifies the successes, accomplishments, and challenges of the state’s RTTT implementation, ED noted...

February 8, 2013

February 8th, 2013

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Local News The News Journal Follow along today to learn more about STEM education Today Nichole Dobo is in Baltimore for an event hosted by the Education Writers Association. It’s called Under the Microscope: Examining STEM Education. National News Education Sector A Los Angeles High School illustrates the strengths and challenges of blended...

February 7, 2013

February 7th, 2013

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Local News The News Journal Delaware must make real education reforms I appreciated Kendall Massett's recent article, 'Families, children benefit from school choice,' but I wish she had spent as much time talking about how broken this system is in practice as she did talking about its theoretical merits. National News Education Week School chiefs...

The “BRINC” of a Revolution

February 6th, 2013

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This guest blog post was written by the district leads for the BRINC Consortium. As part of our blog series on education technology for Digital Learning Day, this post speaks to the big steps Delaware schools and districts are making to improve the use of technology to increase student learning. To read the first post in this Digital Learning Day...