Dollars and Sense: Keeping Pace in a Changing World
As members of the Rodel Teacher Council, we have spent the past year researching personalized learning. In a truly personalized setting, students are at the center of their learning: Their work is meaningful, tailored to their needs and interests, and accessible anytime and anywhere. Our research continued and we began to see how...
May 17, 2016
Delaware
Cape Gazette
Changing complexion of Cape's school board
For the first time in more than a decade, no minority will be seated on Cape Henlopen school board. The absence of any minority representation comes following the death of board member Noble Prettyman in 2015, who was the top vote getter in Milton for three terms and served for 12...
Celebrating Superstars
Last week, The Partnership, Inc. (an affiliate of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce), celebrated another sterling entry in its long-running Superstars in Education awards program.
Superstars is a statewide awards program that seeks to promote and share programs and best practices in education that show measurable results and raise student...
No Fair Deal with Delaware’s Antique Funding System
In 1949 President Truman presented his famous “Fair Deal” speech, presenting the idea that that every American should get a “fair deal” from their government. Following that speech, Congress nearly doubled the national minimum wage and created 800,000 new houses for the poor.
Also in 1949, the State of Delaware created its educational...