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Local News Town Square Delaware Walking the Halls: Building Momentum A commentary by Laurisa Schutt, Executive Director of Teach for America – Delaware Nine years ago I was invited to join the board of EastSide Charter School. At the time, the school was run by a well-respected leader in a small building in the middle of a Wilmington Housing...

Local News Delaware Department of Education State offers second round of grants supporting college access The Delaware Department of Education is seeking applications from public schools or districts to scale or create programs to mentor and guide seniors in the college application, financial aid and transition to college processes. This is the...

Local News Associated Press Critical thinking hallmark of Common Core class Remembering the plot of a short story is no longer good enough in teacher Amy Lawson's fifth-grade classroom. Today's students are being asked to think more critically. For example, what might a character say in an email to a friend? "It's hard. But you can handle this,"...

Local News The News Journal Why we should give Reach Academy another chance An op-ed by Jim Hosley, director of the Center for Education Excellence at the Caesar Rodney Institute Reach Academy for Girls will close and that is unfortunate. Reach is the only all-girl charter school in the state. Delaware families reflecting a growing trend to select...