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Delaware Educators Provide Feedback on PLCs

September 16th, 2013

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The Delaware Department of Education recently released the 2012-2013 Professional Learning Community Participant Survey Report. This second annual report gauges educators’ thoughts on PLCs, such as confidence in PLCs, the significance of administrator presence, and the value of using data to make instructional decisions. The statewide...

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September 16th, 2013

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Local News The News Journal Charter School of Wilmington students place in environmental competition A five-member team of Charter School of Wilmington students took 7th place in the North American Enviroth¬on, the continent’s largest high school environmental competition. The competition tested teams for their practical knowledge of soils and...

September 13, 2013

September 13th, 2013

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Local News The News Journal Progress made on Delaware's education standards, but more needed An opinion by Mark Murphy, Delaware Secretary of Education As students return to the classroom, educators across the state are creating new and stronger opportunities to help them succeed. Fourteen grants were just awarded to schools around our state to...

Preparing Delaware’s Youngest Learners for Success

September 13th, 2013

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We are publishing a blog series about themes to be discussed at the upcoming Vision 2015 conference on Delaware public education to be held on October 9. Every Friday leading up to the event, we will feature a blog post authored by a different conference panelist. Today is the first day of the series, with this post written by Harriet Dichter...