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A “New Tech” Way to Teach and Learn

May 27th, 2011

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As a former teacher, I know what it’s like to feel the pressure to consistently prepare and perform every day in the classroom. It’s a challenge to present information in a creative way that will captivate the minds of many different kinds of students in just a short class period.  It can be an exhausting task day after day, especially since...

$5.8 Million Awarded to Partnership Zone Schools

May 25th, 2011

Author: Brett Turner

The Delaware Department of Education awarded $5.8 million in School Improvement Grant funds to continue turnaround efforts at Delaware’s four Partnership Zone schools.  Secretary of Education Lowery approved $3.2M for Christina, $1.5M for New Castle County Votech, and $1.1M for Positive Outcomes (in addition to the approximately $1.5...

Development Coaches Launched, and Other Race to the Top Updates

May 24th, 2011

Author: Madeleine Bayard

The Delaware Department of Education recently announced that the University of Delaware’s Delaware Academy for School Leadership (DASL) was awarded $3 million to lead implementation of Delaware’s development coach initiative. Development coaches are a critical component of Delaware’s first place Race to the Top application.  Twelve coaches...

Extended Learning Time Hits the Big Stage

May 23rd, 2011

Author: Brett Turner

Both houses of Congress introduced the bipartisan Time for Innovation Matters in Education (TIME) Act last week, which would establish a competitive federal grant program for states hoping to add at least 300 additional hours of instruction per year to their underperforming schools. The TIME Act parallels many efforts either underway or in...