We’re Closer Than You Think
Have you ever wondered how Delaware students compare to those from different countries around the world? Or, rather than searching for the average of all students, thought about how our best and brightest stack up? If you have, then a recently published report should interest you (an interactive map of these results can be found here...
The Election Wave Has Passed – What Can Delaware Look Forward to?
The 2010 election season brought forth enormous change at the federal level, which will no doubt have implications for federal education policy, including the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), otherwise known as No Child Left Behind.
A quick history - ESEA was first authorized in 1965 and subsequently...
Getting Sent to the Principals Office
How to appropriately engage and challenge students with severe challenges and juvenile records. How to allocate resources of time, staff, and funds to meet students’ needs. How to align Race to the Top requirements with current best practices. And how to be an instructional leader.
These are the daily challenges we witnessed as we...
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...