Tag: English Language Learners

Q&A with Delaware Teacher of the Year Kimberly Stock

Funding and Equity

March 3rd, 2021

From a virtual celebration at a socially distanced watch party at McKean High School, Kimberly Stock was named the 2021 Delaware Teacher of the Year last fall. Stock, an English learner teacher, also teaches AP Literature and Composition and eleventh grade English language arts—all while managing the language acquisition plans for more...

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September 20, 2013

News, Policy and Practice

September 20th, 2013

Local News The News Journal Markell riles Common Core doubters with talk of 'mythology' On a day Delaware committed further to the national education standards movement, Gov. Jack Markell dismissed critics of those policies in a national TV appearance. Chuck Todd, host of The Daily Rundown on MSNBC, asked Markell on Thursday morning if there was...

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July 26, 2013

News, Student-Centered Learning

July 26th, 2013

Local News The News Journal Bible class denied on Cape Henlopen Board of Education split A deadlocked Cape Henlopen Board of Education did not approve an elective academic Bible class Thursday night, though it’s possible the issue could be considered at a future meeting. The board split 3-3 on whether to allow a class created by the Bible...

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July 19, 2013

News, Policy and Practice

July 19th, 2013

Local News The News Journal State student test scores flatten out in latest report A year after double-digit gains on the standardized test, statewide scores fell slightly or plateaued this year. State education officials on Thursday unveiled the results of the Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System, or DCAS, the computerized test all public...

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