Tag: School Leadership

July 18, 2012

News, Policy and Practice

July 18th, 2012

Local News Middletown Transcript Carolyn Joynt becomes principal of Appoquinimink ECC Carolyn Joynt, who served as assistant principal at Olive B. Loss Elementary School since 2011, was appointed principal of the Appoquinimink Early Childhood Center. Joynt is a graduate of the Appoquinimink Aspiring Administrator Program, and she served as an...

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Honor Delawareans Who Ignite Learning

News

July 3rd, 2012

The temperature isn’t the only thing going up in Delaware—so is the number of great stories being shared through iEducate Delaware! After requests to do so, we’ve extended the nomination deadline to this Friday, July 6 at midnight - yet it’s still just right around the corner. Be sure to remember to visit iEducateDelaware.org to fill out...

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Heeding Connecticut

News

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...

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TNTP Report Outlines Recipe to Cultivate a High-Performing School

Policy and Practice

April 2nd, 2012

In education, as most endeavors, people always look for the silver bullet – that one thing that will make the difference between bad and good or good and great. And while I firmly believe there is no magic wand to wave in education, TNTP’s recently published report Greenhouse Schools: How Schools Can Build Cultures Where Teachers and Students...

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