What Makes You Get Out of Bed?
We’ve featured a few reports on this blog from recent site visits that the Delaware Department of Education has offered to educators statewide as part of its LEA support program. On Thursday, March 3 I had the opportunity to join the group that traveled to the High School of Engineering and Science (HSES), a public, magnet high school in...
Delaware’s Up to the Challenge
Promise remains for the Early Learning Challenge Fund (sometimes referred to as “baby Race to the Top”) in the Supporting State Systems of Early Learning Act, introduced last week in the Senate and sponsored by Delaware’s Chris Coons. The act would provide $350 million in competitive grants to states for improving access to...
School Boards: they’re important
School board elections will be held on May 10th. Do you know who is running in your district? If not, you will want to: school board members shape the education of our children by setting the policies of our public schools.
School boards are responsible for hiring and evaluating superintendents; evaluating and adopting policies...
Tomorrow’s STEM Education
On Tuesday I had the pleasure of meeting a group of fascinating people working in Delaware schools. They are the first cohort of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) residents, and they are dynamic, excited, and a great example of how Race to the Top is actually benefitting Delaware classrooms.
This year, the STEM residency...