Tag: KIPP
August 27, 2013
August 27th, 2013
Local News The News Journal Behavioral health program at schools sets more ambitious goals in state rollout There are some who will remember the paddle, the dreaded wooden tool wielded by teachers and school staff fed up with problem students. It shows how far educational discipline and strategy have come. Now, students’ behavioral health is one...VIEW ARTICLE
August 22, 2013
News, Policy and Practice, Postsecondary Success, Student-Centered Learning
August 22nd, 2013
Local News The Newark Post Newark Charter opens high school Patrick Delaney knows he got lucky that Newark Charter School added a high school just as he was finishing eighth grade. Now, rather than head off to a different high school this year, he can finish out his school career at the place where he’s been since third grade. “It was that...VIEW ARTICLE
August 13, 2013
Early Childhood Education, News, Policy and Practice
August 13th, 2013
Local News The News Journal Delaware lawmakers support all of our schools An opinion by Senators David P. Sokola and Ernesto B. Lopez “To work well, government requires a bond of trust between citizens and their representatives. To tear down government diminishes your ability to solve problems in the legislature. When you demean the institution...VIEW ARTICLE
July 31, 2013
News, Policy and Practice, Postsecondary Success
July 31st, 2013
Local News The News Journal Conservative groups bemoan lack of local education oversight A growing national debate over the use of Common Core State Standards in schools was on display Tuesday night during a panel discussion by conservative activists who said the standards are taking decisions about education out of the hands of parents and local...VIEW ARTICLE