Tag: Partnership Zone
Heeding Connecticut
April 9th, 2012
All too often, poverty is cited as the reason why so many of Delaware’s highest-need students show poor performance in the classroom. Poverty can be a factor, clearly. Yet, to use poverty as an excuse that lets all of us—educators, parents, public officials, business and community leaders—off the hook is unproductive and poorly...VIEW ARTICLE
A Short-term Fix: Further Analysis of Delaware’s ESEA waiver
March 1st, 2012
Yesterday, Delaware (along with 25 other states and DC) submitted its application for a waiver from No Child Left Behind (NCLB). We’ve covered the development of principle II (accountability) of our waiver application extensively. So now that the application has been formally submitted, let’s take a look at some of the more interesting nuances...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware’s ESEA Waiver: What does it actually mean in practice?
February 23rd, 2012
On February 28th, Delaware will join as many as 30 other states in seeking relief from provisions of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). A semi-final draft of the ESEA waiver application was posted online Tuesday, incorporating feedback gathered from stakeholders. All of the 11 states who submitted applications for the first round in November were...VIEW ARTICLE
Waiver Presents Opportunity to Reorient State’s Turnaround Strategy
January 26th, 2012
After seeking input from various stakeholders throughout the state, the Department of Education will submit their final ESEA waiver application to the feds on February 6th, outlining our state’s vision for education reform in the coming years – with a particular focus on revamping our accountability system for school recognition and...VIEW ARTICLE