Kuumba Academy: Taking Math Seriously in School and at Home
In 2007, Kuumba Academy’s leaders took a hard look at the school’s achievement data and learned that students were falling behind in math performance when compared to the rest of the state. The staff knew something had to be done. As one of ten schools in the then-new Vision Network, the leadership team at Kuumba decided to...
Honoring U. S. Representative Gabby Giffords, Aspen-Rodel Fellow
Most of you know the Rodel Foundation for our work in public education in Delaware and Arizona. Yet Bill Budinger, the founding chair of the Rodel Foundations, also started the Aspen-Rodel Fellowship, among many of his charitable and civic endeavors. This fellowship, launched six years ago, is designed to "... explore the...
Can We Make Secretary Lowery Even Prouder?
Secretary of Education Lillian Lowery said the approval of the Partnership Zone schools’ plans was one of the proudest moments of her career. Previously, I outlined my hopes that these plans would be different and aggressive enough to yield significant change--such as doubling proficiency rates, or increasing proficiency by 50 percent in...
Making Common Core Work for Delaware
Most states, including Delaware, are revising their professional development, curriculum, and teacher training and evaluation systems in order to ensure students master the Common Core Standards, according to the Center on Education Policy's report States’ Progress and Challenges in Implementing Common Core State Standards.
Delaware...