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Red Clay’s STEM Program Thrills Students

August 3rd, 2012

Author: Dan Hay

A few weeks ago, I attended a showcase put on by some budding young engineers where I got to see robots, roller coasters, alternative-energy race cars, and even a few rocket launches. What made this event even more exciting is that I had taught a few of these engineers to multiply fractions and solve equations just a few months earlier. For the...

August 3, 2012

August 3rd, 2012

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Local News DFM News Delaware teacher evaluation plan in place for new school year Delaware’s Department of Education has finalized how teachers and professional staff across the state will be evaluated in the coming school year. This past school year Component 5 was only considered when it raised the rating of a teacher in DCAS-tested grades and...

August 2, 2012

August 2nd, 2012

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Local News Delaware State News Expert discusses education’s future at Dover luncheon Nationally-recognized lecturer Dr. Matthew Ladner spoke at the Caesar Rodney Institute’s Excellence in Education Luncheon, a Senior Advisor for Excellence in Education pointed to the state of Florida’s successful educational reform actions begun in the late...

A Cowgirl, US Supreme Court Justice, and Online Civics Education Pioneer

August 1st, 2012

Author: Matthew Korobkin

Last month, I met a self-proclaimed “old cowgirl from Arizona” at the Education Commission of the States National Forum on Education Policy in Atlanta, GA. With a beaming smile, she spoke about an upbringing on the Lazy-B Ranch, her experience as pioneering woman in law school, and the difficulties she had with finding work as a female...