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Honor Delawareans Who Ignite Learning

July 3rd, 2012

Author: Brittany Mason

The temperature isn’t the only thing going up in Delaware—so is the number of great stories being shared through iEducate Delaware! After requests to do so, we’ve extended the nomination deadline to this Friday, July 6 at midnight - yet it’s still just right around the corner. Be sure to remember to visit iEducateDelaware.org to fill out...

Aligning Assessments to Common Core

June 25th, 2012

Author: Dan Hay

Even as we continue to analyze the latest round of DCAS data and await detailed school-by-school results, work is underway on the future Delaware state assessment. One of two multi-state assessment consortia formed in the wake of Race to the Top, the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) is developing ELA and math assessments that are...

Charter Changes Proposed at State Board Meeting

June 22nd, 2012

Author: Brett Turner

At yesterday’s state board meeting, proposed regulation changes for charter school performance standards were discussed. The new regulations—which were developed by the State Board, Delaware Department of Education (DDOE), the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA), and charter schools—will establish a leading edge...

Now is the Time to Reimagine Teaching

June 18th, 2012

Author: Brett Turner

The Delaware Department of Education announced that eleven schools will participate in the Race to the Top teacher incentive program - providing highly-effective educators that demonstrate substantial growth with their students $10,000 dollars to continue teaching at their high-need schools. As someone who has firsthand experience as both an...