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The reflection is a guest blog post from Laurisa Schutt, a member of our Advisory Council, and Executive Director of Teach For America-Delaware.  James Foley died a horrific death this week in the Middle East where he had been missing since November, 2012. Foley was a journalist on the front lines, unafraid to expose the realities of combat. He...

Local News The News Journal Is the way we evaluate teaches a farce? An editorial Obviously, when it comes to Delaware teacher evaluations, something is not working right. Either Delaware's school system is an educational version of Lake Woebegone, in that all teachers are well above average, or the establishment's claim that the key to success is...

This blog post was co-authored by 2013 iEducate Delaware Honoree Tameca Beckett, Youth Services Librarian at the Laurel Public Library. To learn about the 2014-15 year of iEducate Delaware, read this blog post.  Wow! So many wonderful things have been happening since I was awarded as a 2013 iEducate Delaware Honoree. The STEM program...

Local News WDDE State education officials seek reasons for lack of progress in narrowing achievement gap Low expectations for African American students, limited resources for English-language learners and turnover among teachers of students with disabilities are among the challenges school districts say they are facing as they try to close the...