7 Things You Need to Know About WEIC’s Interim Redistricting Plan
Don’t have time to read the 170-page interim plan for redistricting the City of Wilmington released by the Wilmington Education Improvement Commission (WEIC) last week? Let me point you in the direction of some essential pieces of information and answer a few questions you may be asking about both the content and the process.
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November 20, 2015
Delaware News
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First year, first generation: Cierra's diary
We've been following a group of first-generation college students from Delaware as they transition to higher ed. In addition to running periodic stories about their journeys, we've helped each student keep an audio diary. The below diary is from Cierra Jefferson, a freshman at Wesley...
November 2015 Teacher Newsletter
Fishman Prize and Other November Happenings
Apply for the 2016 Fishman Prize
Apply or Nominate a Colleague for the 2016 Fishman Prize (Nov. 24). The New Teacher Project's (TNTP) Fishman Prize honors amazing teachers in high-need, Title I eligible schools with $25,000 and a one-of-a-kind summer residency. Finalists will receive...
The Latest on ESEA, In a Single Table
From our friends at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute: A helpful, simple, summary table of where the House and Senate seem to be landing on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
This was first authorized in 1965 and was most recently reauthorized in 2001 as No Child Left Behind. This bill is still a moving target...