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Delaware’s Not Waiting…

October 19th, 2010

Author: Paul Herdman

Waiting for “Superman” is a powerful story about the inability of America's public education system to fulfill a basic promise to our children: that every child has the right to a decent shot at the American Dream. Tied to that, it’s a story about how the nation’s education system isn’t keeping up with those of...

Federal Candidates on Education

October 15th, 2010

Author: Michael Rasmussen

Delaware has been the media’s darling for the last few weeks as our U. S. Senate campaign garners national attention.  What better opportunity is there to make sure our candidates are address critical issues in public education? While few candidates for federal office have highly detailed plans available for what they would like to see...

PSAT Time

October 14th, 2010

Author: Steve Fox

As many of you prepare yourself, your children, or your grandchildren to take the PSAT this week, you are taking a big step toward a college education: a step toward building skills that may be even more essential in the coming years.  According to a report released earlier this year, the US is on a course to under-produce postsecondary...

DCAS is up and running

October 13th, 2010

Author: Michael Rasmussen

This week marks the beginning of the first implementation of the Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System.  See the related opinion and article from the News Journal yesterday. The computer based test will be offered up to four times a year and will give teacher, students, and parents feedback in as little as 48 hours.  Of course, the...