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Bayard Middle School Drops Everything for Reading

December 14th, 2010

Author: Brett Turner

Before their involvement in the Vision Network, leaders at Bayard Middle School knew they needed to make improvements.  They wanted to differentiate teaching methods to meet the individual needs of students, and also to streamline the process.  When they started to work with the Vision Network, they received the support and direction to...

Delaware Cited for School Improvement Leadership

December 13th, 2010

Author: Brett Turner

Delaware’s School Improvement Grant (SIG)  policies have been cited as best practices from which other states can learn by Mass Insight’s School Turnaround Group in a report released last week: School Improvement Grants: Take Two.  In the report, Mass Insight offers lessons learned for states as they make grants to...

McKinsey and Arne Show Optimism about Delaware

December 9th, 2010

Author: Madeleine Bayard

After disappointing news on the US performance on PISA, we have some good news—Mckinsey & Company recently released a report  “How the world’s most improved school systems keep getting better” on how 20 school systems—of diverse performance, geography, culture, governance, and resource-base— have...

Other States’ Charter Environments Passing Delaware By

December 8th, 2010

Author: Brett Turner

Delaware’s charter school environment –ranked 13th with a B average last year - received a C and saw its ranking slip to 14th in The Center for Education Reform’s recently released report: Charter School Laws Across the States.  Delaware’s decreased score and ranking shouldn’t surprise anyone since current...