December 2, 2014
Delaware News
Dover Post
DOE’s accountability framework group
The Delaware Department of Education's is in the process of forming a new accountability system for schools. The group responsible for reviewing those surveys and helping create the new system is a group known as the Accountability Framework Group, which includes Ted Boyer, Ed Emmett...
December 1, 2014
Delaware News
The News Journal
Red Clay district Priority School plans taking shape
After refusing to sign onto a state plan to turn around three low-scoring Wilmington schools, Red Clay School District officials have crafted an alternative that removes or reduces some controversial details. Still intact is a strategy to exempt the schools from...
What We’re Thankful For
One of the best parts of our work at the Rodel Foundation of Delaware is to support and celebrate the outstanding contributions to public education in our state by our neighbors. Everyday, teachers, community leaders, parents, school board members, school support staff, policymakers, students, administrators, and more make a big difference in the...
November 26, 2014
Delaware News
The News Journal
Wilmington sues to keep Moyer open
Wilmington officials are taking the rare step of suing the state Department of Education in an attempt to keep it from closing the Maurice J. Moyer Academic Institute charter school. "The economic viability of the city and the safety of its residents depends in large measure on the...