Where did DCAS come from? Part 2: From MAP to DCAS: Legislation, Task Forces and RFPs
Where did DCAS come from? Part 2: From MAP to DCAS: Legislation, Task Forces and RFPs
(See Part 1 here)
In 2005, 4 districts and 4 charter schools embarked on a Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) pilot to identify the attributes of an assessment system that are most valuable to educators, parents and the public, and that support...
In Case You Missed It: Governor Signs Legislation that Puts Delaware at Front of Teacher Tenure Reform
Last Friday, Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed SB 263, legislation that requires student academic growth to be a factor if teachers are to earn tenure-like protections. You might have missed this landmark legislation officially going into law, since it was overshadowed by Delaware’s accountability ratings, released the same day...
The Time For Incremental Change is Over
The Delaware Department of Education released school accountability ratings last Friday that are not promising. Delaware had 20 percent fewer “Superior” schools and half as many “Commendable” schools as last year with a simultaneous rise in the number of schools under “Academic Review” and “Academic...
Foundations’ Role in Education Evolves
The Kauffman Foundation, a foundation devoted to education and entrepreneurship based in Kansas City, recently announced that they are committing $10M over ten years to start and manage a college prep (grades 5-12) charter school in fall 2011. Their rationale is based on their founder’s desire to be an “active foundation,”...