Third-grade Literacy’s Enormous Impact on Life
Third-grade literacy has an enormous impact on a child’s life. Research indicates that third grade is a critical turning point for students. A child who can read on grade level by third grade is four times more likely to graduate by age 19 than a child who does not read proficiently by that time.
In Delaware, as many as 46 percent of third...
February 10, 2017
Delaware News
Delaware Public Media
Eugene Young launches non-profit to empower communities with education, advocacy tools
In addition to his role as advocacy director for the Delaware Center for Justice, former Wilmington mayoral candidate Eugene Young is throwing his energy into launching a new nonprofit called Network Delaware.
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Remember ESSA? Work Still Underway on State Plan
The confirmation of Betsy DeVos (and surrounding controversies) as U.S. Secretary of Education dominated news headlines and social media over the last few weeks. However, this national headline may be drowning out what’s happening locally, as Delaware continues to develop its state plan for implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act...
Liberty within Limits: Personalized Learning in the Montessori Classroom
By Cheryl Lynn Jones, Montessori elementary teacher at First State Montessori Academy
I am a second and third grade teacher at First State Montessori Academy in Wilmington. This is my 12th year in a Montessori classroom environment and my first year on the Rodel Teacher Council (RTC).
When I first joined the RTC, I learned all about their...