Policy and Practice

SORT BY CATEGORY:

July 19, 2012

July 19th, 2012

Author:

Local News The News Journal Previewing college life UD’s Summer College program returned this summer a year after many expected it would be eliminated following a state funding cute. Rising high school juniors and seniors – most of them from the local area – take college freshman-level courses and familiarize themselves with life on UD’s...

July 18, 2012

July 18th, 2012

Author:

Local News Middletown Transcript Carolyn Joynt becomes principal of Appoquinimink ECC Carolyn Joynt, who served as assistant principal at Olive B. Loss Elementary School since 2011, was appointed principal of the Appoquinimink Early Childhood Center. Joynt is a graduate of the Appoquinimink Aspiring Administrator Program, and she served as an...

Anticipating Growth in Delaware Assessment Data

July 16th, 2012

Author: Dan Hay

The Delaware Department of Education is expected to release the full results of 2011-12 Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS) later this week.  The release follows last month’s announcement of preliminary data showing that 68% of Delaware students were proficient in reading and 69% in math – a seven percentage-point gain over last...

Teachers Make Their Voice Heard

July 11th, 2012

Author: Brett Turner

Education Sector’s recently released report Trending Toward Reform: Teachers Speak on Unions and the Future of the Profession highlights the changing opinions of those working in the trenches in classrooms. The study, which is a result of focus groups and questionnaires, highlights that educators are beginning to assume the view that unions...