Delaware Gets Bs, Cs, Ds on Report Card of Educational Innovation
This morning, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Center for American Progress, and Frederick M. Hess, director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, issued Leaders and Laggards: A State-by-State Report Card on Educational Innovation. It examines what states are doing to prepare themselves for the challenges that lie...
Vision 2015 and Delaware’s Race to the Top
Earlier this week Rodel co-sponsored “Vision 2015 and Delaware’s Race to the Top”. This sold out event brought together over 500 education leaders from around the state, and around the nation, to talk about two critical issues, improving the quality of our teachers and turning around our lowest performing schools. ...
Op-Ed Review
The Sunday News Journal had four op-ed pieces that key into the education work going on here in Delaware and around the nation. There was a piece by The News Journal laying out the four key reform areas Secretary Duncan and President Obama are pushing through Race to the Top, a piece about the need for more flexibility in our schools to help...
Other States in Race to the Top, Part 2
Louisiana is often talked about as a front runner in the Race to the Top grant competition. Here’s why.
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the state implemented the Recover School District (RSD) to turnaround the state’s lowest performing schools. Today, the RSD oversees 112 schools and has implemented a number of reforms to...