Delaware Scores Double Digit Gains and a Bronze Medal
A few weeks ago I commented to some folks that things were looking up in Delaware’s public schools, and that the “flywheel” appeared to be turning. Yesterday’s news from the Delaware Department of Education did not disappoint.
Compared to one year ago, more than 10,000 additional children are proficient in reading, and more than 9,000 are...
July 20, 2012
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Reading the school test scores
About 10,000 more Delaware students achieved proficiency in reading in this year compared with last year (an increase of 12% proficient), while about 9,000 more students scored proficient in math (an increase of 10% proficient), according to statewide assessment results made public...
Lessons from Building and Sustaining a Coalition for Education Improvement
Recently I had the opportunity to speak with a group of elected officials from across the country who are interested in what it takes to build and sustain coalitions for education improvement. The lessons I shared are those that we, in Delaware, have worked our way through since the launch of the Vision 2015 plan in 2006. Developed by a broad...
Students Want More Rigor
Last week the Center for American Progress released a report with an interesting finding: students say their classwork is too easy. The researchers reviewed student responses to the survey that accompanies NAEP (a national assessment known as "the nation's report card"). Yet, the researchers found that less than 40% of students in 2011 were...