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Delaware Students Lag Nationally, Internationally; Potential Remains

September 15th, 2011

Author: Brett Turner

Fewer than one-third of Delaware high school graduates meet international standards reading and mathematics, placing Delaware below the US average, below neighboring states, and in line with countries including Latvia, Hungary, Poland, and Estonia. However, we compete with the top 10 countries in reading, so are positioned to be competitive in the...

Partnership Zone School (Round 2) Profile: Marbrook Elementary School

September 14th, 2011

Author: Brett Turner

On September 1st, 2011, Secretary Lowery and the Department of Education announced the 6 schools chosen to participate in round 2 of the statewide Partnership Zone Initiative (for more information about the Partnership Zone, see our previous blogs). This blog is the fifth of a six part series detailing these six schools (Bancroft Elementary...

Make Mine A Model School

September 13th, 2011

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This guest blog post was written by Robin Doordan, a team member of Innovative Schools. Make Mine A Model School is a community-based campaign to mobilize Delaware educators, students, families, and citizens who want modern schools that inspire passionate teaching and learning. The campaign is supported by Innovative Schools, a local non-profit...

Partnership Zone School (Round 2) Profile: Lewis Dual Language Elementary School

September 12th, 2011

Author: Brian Yin

On September 1st, 2011, Secretary Lowery and the Department of Education announced the 6 schools chosen to participate in round 2 of the statewide Partnership Zone Initiative (for more information about the Partnership Zone, see our previous blogs). This blog is the fourth of a six part series detailing these six schools (part one, part two, part...