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September 5, 2012

September 5th, 2012

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Local News The News Journal State representative and educator signs on as headmaster at Odyssey Charter The Odyssey Charter School, known for its curriculum focused on math and Greek language, has announced the appointment of a new headmaster, Nick Manolakos. Manolakos has worked in public education for 34 years, most recently as academic dean for...

August 29, 2012

August 29th, 2012

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Local News Sussex County Post Outside the box? School financing needs an equitable overhaul An opinion by Rep. Dan Short For too many years, public policymakers in Delaware have debated how to make school financing fair for all students. Yet, to date, the answers continue to be inadequate and school funding remains unequal across the districts...

Schools Need to Work More Like Coffee Shops

August 27th, 2012

Author: Brett Turner

As technology proliferates and continually increases our ability to personalize learning for every student, educators can use this opportunity to completely rethink everything from school design to instructional formats to the tools utilized for instruction, according to a blog post on NPR’s KQED. The blog post documents the transformation of...

Finland Day 2: The Power of Trust

August 23rd, 2012

Author: Paul Herdman

As we walked through the small city primary school on the outskirts of Helsinki, I noticed that the children were not wearing shoes in the classroom.  As I looked in the hall, I saw shoes strewn on the floor and jackets randomly hung up. They didn't catch my eye at first because this is a common scene in my house with three kids ages 9 to 15. But...