Tag: Low-income
Delaware Schools Beating the Odds
July 24th, 2012
Last week, the state released the full results of the 2011-12 DCAS. As we’ve already noted, there is much to celebrate in the results, and public educators across the state should be proud of the progress they and their students made this year. Not only did the state meet its proficiency targets among every subgroup, but many schools also...VIEW ARTICLE
Students Want More Rigor
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...VIEW ARTICLE
Anticipating Growth in Delaware Assessment Data
July 16th, 2012
The Delaware Department of Education is expected to release the full results of 2011-12 Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS) later this week. The release follows last month’s announcement of preliminary data showing that 68% of Delaware students were proficient in reading and 69% in math – a seven percentage-point gain over last...VIEW ARTICLE
July 16, 2012
Early Childhood Education, News
July 16th, 2012
Local News Delaware State News Five downstate elementaries named Focus schools Schools across Delaware will receive extra support and/ or funding as part of the state’s new school classification system. Dr. Michael Thomas, Superintendent of Capital School District which has two Focus schools, says “We look forward to the opportunity to have...VIEW ARTICLE