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Delaware Maintains C+ Average As a Few States Pass Us By

January 17th, 2012

Author: Brett Turner

Delaware maintained our C+ average while falling three places from last year to 25th among states according to Education Week’s recently released Quality Counts report, which measures states’ progress across six categories (chance for success, K-12 achievement, transitions and alignment, school finance analysis, the teaching profession, and...

Happy 2012: Full Steam Ahead

January 11th, 2012

Author: Paul Herdman

As we take stock of 2011 and look to 2012, we ask ourselves: Are we closer to creating world-class schools for Delaware’s children?  For me the answer is clearly, “yes.”  In fact, if Delaware’s public school system were a train, it would be moving at full steam.  Why? In 2011, the state adopted higher standards, aka the Common Core...

Teacher Effectiveness Study Offers Critical Lessons

January 9th, 2012

Author: Brett Turner

Teachers exemplifying certain knowledge and skills outlined in various teaching frameworks, including the one used in Delaware, help students achieve greater academic gains according to the second-year study of the Bill & Melinda Gates’ Foundation Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project.  The project, which was launched in 2009, seeks...

With ELA and Math Underway, Science Standards Up Next

December 30th, 2011

Author: Brett Turner

As a former 5th grade science teacher, I’m extremely heartened to learn that Delaware will join a coalition of 26 states developing Next Generation Science Standards – which will outline the essential knowledge and skills all students need for success, particularly in the evolving global economy. I distinctly remember scouring the web late...