Tag: Achievement Gap
An Outsider’s Experience at YES Prep Houston
November 7th, 2012
Jessica Rosati, a teacher at Prestige Academy Charter School in Wilmington, Delaware, contributed this guest blog post. YES (which stands for Youth Engaged in Service) Prep Public Schools is a network of public, open-enrollment charter schools located all throughout Greater Houston. The YES program is designed to prepare every student in grades...VIEW ARTICLE
November 1, 2012
November 1st, 2012
Local News The News Journal Class Notes: Six new principals accepted by Delaware Leadership Project The Delaware Leadership Project accepted six new aspiring principals in the second wave of the program. Recruitment for the third group begins Nov. 1. The project is a full-time, 14-month training program for aspiring school leaders. It is part of...VIEW ARTICLE
October 31, 2012
Early Childhood Education, News, Policy and Practice
October 31st, 2012
Local News DDOE 28 top educators earn $10,000 incentives to continue driving student achievement in state's highest-need schools The Delaware Department of Education has named 28 educators who each have earned formal recognition and a $10,000 "retention incentive" as part of the first cohort of the state's Talent Retention initiative. The...VIEW ARTICLE
October 18, 2012
Early Childhood Education, News, Policy and Practice
October 18th, 2012
Local News The News Journal State education vision stays on promising path An editorial It’s clear that the train of education reform that has been chugging along for the last five years in Delaware is quickening its pace and further distancing itself from years of mediocrity in the classroom. This was obvious Wednesday as presenter after...VIEW ARTICLE