Tag: Teacher Effectiveness
September 18, 2012
September 18th, 2012
Local News The News Journal Veteran school administrator to take state post The state Department of Education named a veteran school administrator to become the next deputy secretary of education. David Blowman, the Brandywine School District’s chief financial officer for 10 years, will replace Dan Cruce, who recently accepted a leadership role...VIEW ARTICLE
September 7, 2012
September 7th, 2012
Local News The News Journal State: Pencader should fix issues now, not later It should be “days, not weeks” before problems identified by the state at Pencader Business and Finance Charter School are fixed, state Education Secretary Mark Murphy said. Murphy, along with state board of education president Teri Quinn Gray, met privately Thursday...VIEW ARTICLE
September 4, 2012
September 4th, 2012
Here are several stories in today’s news about Delaware education and from across the nation: Local News The News Journal Go for the gold at school with Race to the Top plan An op-ed by Mark Murphy, Delaware Secretary of Education This is the year when we will be deepening execution of our state’s Race to the Top plan. That includes fully...VIEW ARTICLE
August 27, 2012
August 27th, 2012
Local News The News Journal Catch and fix student problems at the start An editorial Academically it’s a long way from third to 12th grade. But could holding back third-graders with inadequate reading skills make that developmental journey more profitable? According to results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a third of U.S...VIEW ARTICLE