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...
Rodel Teacher Council Member Spotlight: Michelle Wilson
By Rachel Wiggans Chan and Neil Kirschling
After hearing Principal Dale Brown speak passionately about the ongoing work at Booker T. Washington (BTW) Elementary School during the 8th Annual Vision Coalition Conference on Education, we headed to Dover to see how the work is translating in Michelle Wilson’s “Libergarten” classroom. Principal...
November 19, 2015
Delaware News
The News Journal
The goals of public education remain the same
Opinion by Frederika Jenner, president of the Delaware State Education Association
As we celebrate American Education Week, I'm reminded that across those sixty years, the basic goal of public education has remained the same: Provide every child with the best...