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November 30, 2012

November 30th, 2012

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Local News The News Journal School takes new shape Work is scheduled to begin today on a major expansion of Seaford Senior High School, putting in motion plans voters approved last year to add two wings to the building and tailor the space for independent academies within the school. “This day is about our community’s commitment to your...

No Luck in Latest RTTT Competition, But Important Blueprints for Next Generation Learning Laid

November 28th, 2012

Author: Paul Herdman

After winning the last two federal competitions ($119M (2009) for K-12 and $49M (2011) for early learning), our Delaware districts were unfortunately not selected as finalists in the latest competition. Late Monday, The U.S. Department of Education announced the selection of 61 finalists for the Race to the Top District competition among 371...

November 14, 2012

November 14th, 2012

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Local News WDEL Communities in Schools gets $300K to fight dropout rate Communities in Schools received a $300,000 grant from AT&T to help lower the high school dropout rate. Through this generous grant, Jim Purcell President of Communities in Schools plans to expand their presence to improve graduation rates at William Penn, Newark...

An Outsider’s Experience at YES Prep Houston

November 7th, 2012

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Jessica Rosati, a teacher at Prestige Academy Charter School in Wilmington, Delaware, contributed this guest blog post. YES (which stands for Youth Engaged in Service) Prep Public Schools is a network of public, open-enrollment charter schools located all throughout Greater Houston. The YES program is designed to prepare every student in grades...