February 25, 2013
Local News
The News Journal
Wallace new executive director at Vision Network
The Vision Network of Delaware, a Wilmington nonprofit, will have a new executive director at the helm Monday. Dana Diesel Wallace replaces Mark Murphy, who left to become the state Secretary of Education. She was most recently working at a North Carolina organization...
Pencader Charter Decision: State Board Sets Standard
At the State Board of Education committee meeting on February 21st, Secretary Murphy recommended revocation of the charter of Pencader Charter Business and Finance School. The State Board unanimously voted to enact his decision, which will close the school at the end of this academic year. The Department of Education will host meetings with...
February 22, 2013
Local News
The News Journal
State monitors flunk Pencader, revoke school's charter
Although parents and students had urged state officials to give them one more chance, the state Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to close Pencader Business and Finance Charter School. Secretary of Education Mark Murphy recommended Thursday that the...