Tag: Data Coaches
ESEA Waiver Presents Opportunity to Build Upon Delaware’s Reform Efforts
December 9th, 2011
Delaware will join approximately 40 other states seeking a waiver from requirements under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) – providing us an unprecedented opportunity to build upon our current Race to the Top efforts around data use and teacher quality. Based upon Delaware’s initial draft, we are proposing to: Continue our...VIEW ARTICLE
Getting Schooled by Other States on CMOs
November 18th, 2011
Earlier this month, the Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) in collaboration with Mathematica Policy Research released its study on the effectiveness of charter management organizations, or CMOs. CMOs are the groups that manage the much-heralded and highly successful charters networks like KIPP and Rocketship. The study looks at 40 CMOs...VIEW ARTICLE
World Class Data Analysis Coming to Delaware
August 4th, 2011
The Delaware Department of Education has partnered with Harvard’s Strategic Data Project to bring world-class data analysis to Delaware – with a desire to focus on preparing students to graduate from high school with the knowledge and skills to enroll in, persist at, and complete higher education. These efforts, which should parallel...VIEW ARTICLE
National History Test Results Show Limited Growth
June 29th, 2011
The 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results in U.S. history were recently released, providing insight into educational progress since the exam was first administered in 1994. NAEP is conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), an entity within the U.S. Department of Education, and tests public and...VIEW ARTICLE