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Local News The News Journal Schools honored for getting parents involved Postlethwait and Dover High School have won the state’s Excellence in Parental Involvement Award this year, Lt. Gov. Matt Denn announced Wednesday. Created in 2010, the award aims to shine a spotlight on schools that find ways to engage parents. Waterloo Courier Delaware...

Local News The News Journal If schools fail, so do we fail our children An op-ed by James Baker, former mayor of Wilmington Legislators should be focusing on creating more high-quality education options, not limiting the growth of charter schools. The numbers tell the story – charter schools are making a difference for at-risk students in the...

Local News WDDE Delaware graduation rate matches national average A new nationwide report on the four-year high school graduation rates shows Delaware is exactly at the national average. The annual GradNation study released Monday says 80 percent of Delaware students graduated in the 2011-2012 school year. The national average also inched up one...

This blog post was written by Shefon Taylor, Marketing and Development Coordinator at Innovative Schools. This Thursday, members of The Alliance of Models Schools - a group comprised of educators, businesses, and community members committed to fostering the concept of Deeper Learning innovations in the design and delivery of education across...