Kudos to the DSEA, TFA, Moyer and WJBR
In the flurry of emails, some just catch my eye. This one certainly did. It was an announcement that Laura Mayer, a high school teacher and Teach For America corps member at Maurice Moyer Academy, was recently named the DSEA & WJBR Teacher of the Month.
It caught my eye for a few reasons. One, Rodel is a supporter of TFA and it was...
I Educate Delaware
I Educate Delaware.
As a teacher, I worked to directly educate the students in my classroom, challenging them to be thinkers and problem solvers. At Rodel, I work to indirectly educate all of the students in Delaware, helping inform state and local policy with research and analysis. And as an individual, I support the students in my community by...
Making the Connection: Local school boards and student performance
The Vision 2015 Annual Leadership Forum at the University of Delaware last fall featured a workshop on School Board Governance. The panel included three board members representing traditional school districts and one who represented a public charter school. One board member was new, the others longer-serving. The goal was to share...
Thank You, Lillian
This morning in Delaware we got news that I was hoping not to get for at least a couple more years. Our own Lillian Lowery, Delaware’s Secretary of Education, has taken a job as the new Secretary of Education in Maryland.
On a personal and professional level, I will miss her deeply. She is one of those amazing people that can walk into...