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September 10, 2013

September 10th, 2013

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Local News The News Journal Delaware's Tower Hill School embraces new approach to learning As students and teachers at Tower Hill School outside of Wilmington filed through the school’s brand-new science and math center on the first day of school this week, the reaction was similar. “Just wow,” sophomore Russell Applegate said. “It looks...

Announcing the 16 Rodel Teacher Council Members

September 10th, 2013

Author: Matthew Korobkin

We are pleased to announce sixteen exemplary teachers who will serve as members of the Rodel Teacher Council. Each of these educators applied through a competitive process; was interviewed by a panel of our staff, district administrators, and state education leaders; and was selected from more than 80 outstanding applicants. The Council includes a...

September 6, 2013

September 6th, 2013

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Local News Middletown Transcript State officials get a lesson in Common Core at Silver Lake Elementary School teacher Melissa Bowser did her best this week to present a typical third-grade English lesson to some very atypical students. “Like usual, I’m differentiating my instruction to make sure all my students get what they need,” she said...

September 4, 2013

September 4th, 2013

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Local News The News Journal Delaware officials promote, experience the real Common Core Some of Delaware’s most influential policymakers sat in small wooden chairs in Silver Lake Elementary School classrooms in Middletown on Tuesday evening doing multiplication problems and finding keywords and captions. Answering third- and fifth-grade reading...