Election 2010 Implications for Education: Reach Higher and Spend Smarter
With the Republicans’ victories in the midterm elections come shifting priorities around education reform. While Delaware largely missed this political wave, a new national landscape will still have a profound impact on our state. There likely will be more support in Washington D.C. for quality charter schools but less support...
School Turnaround: It Is Being Done
While at the Education Trust’s National Conference in Washington, D.C. last week, I had the opportunity to listen to numerous speakers from around the country engaged in positive reform efforts. One presentation that struck a chord with me highlighted the incredible work going on in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to turnaround their...
Putting the Final Touches on Partnership Zone Plans
Delaware’s Partnership Zone Schools are putting the final touches on the initial drafts to be submitted to the Delaware Department of Education by Monday, November 15 outlining the steps they will take to turn around their schools.
While the final details are unavailable, public hearings and information sessions have provided some...
The funding community takes NOLA by storm.
Another storm for a hard-hit city, but this was a productive one. Last week several Rodel staff were pleased to join 450 other education funders in New Orleans for the annual Grantmakers for Education Conference. This year’s theme, “The Fierce Urgency of Now,” couldn’t have been more appropriate for a place like...