Tag: School Boards

January 4, 2013

News, Policy and Practice

January 4th, 2013

Local News DFM News Delaware set to review several new charter applications Two charter schools with reputations for strong academic performance and two sponsors touting model formats that have succeeded elsewhere in the country are seeking authorization to expand or launch new programs in Delaware. They are among the eight proposals filed with...

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November 27, 2012

News

November 27th, 2012

Local News The News Journal Finalists named for top honor For helping students to excel, five Delaware educators from public and private schools were named finalists for the 2012 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science. The Middletown Transcript Drastic cuts expected if Appoquinimink referendum doesn't pass The first part of...

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November 7, 2012

News, Policy and Practice

November 7th, 2012

National News Education Week Report: Scrap one-size-fits-all approach to teaching ELLs   A new Alliance for Excellent Education policy brief offers recommendations for how state policy governing curriculum, assessment, and teacher preparation could be improved to support the changes in classroom practices that English-learners will need to tackle...

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October 2, 2012

News, Policy and Practice

October 2nd, 2012

Local News The News Journal Laurel selects D.C.-area man as superintendent Laurel School District has appointed John Ewald, the principal of an elementary school in a Washington, D.C.-area suburb, as its schools superintendent effective Oct. 1. ACLU eyes board action The Delaware American Civil Liberties Union is seeking a court order to force...

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