Tag: Data Coaches

October 2, 2012

News, Policy and Practice

October 2nd, 2012

Local News The News Journal Laurel selects D.C.-area man as superintendent Laurel School District has appointed John Ewald, the principal of an elementary school in a Washington, D.C.-area suburb, as its schools superintendent effective Oct. 1. ACLU eyes board action The Delaware American Civil Liberties Union is seeking a court order to force...

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September 26, 2012

News

September 26th, 2012

Local News The News Journal Five earn inaugural iEducate Del. awards The iEducate Delaware awards are an initiative of the Rodel Foundation of Delaware to recognize the “unsung heroes” of public education. Each winner gets $2,000 to support their work. The winners are: Audrey Carey, an administrator at the Indian River School District;...

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September 4, 2012

News

September 4th, 2012

Here are several stories in today’s news about Delaware education and from across the nation: Local News The News Journal Go for the gold at school with Race to the Top plan An op-ed by Mark Murphy, Delaware Secretary of Education This is the year when we will be deepening execution of our state’s Race to the Top plan. That includes fully...

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Students Want More Rigor

News

July 19th, 2012

Last week the Center for American Progress released a report with an interesting finding: students say their classwork is too easy.  The researchers reviewed student responses to the survey that accompanies NAEP (a national assessment known as "the nation's report card"). Yet, the researchers found that less than 40% of students in 2011 were...

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