Tag: Teacher Evaluation
September 10, 2012
September 10th, 2012
Local News The News Journal One-stop database puts students in single file Delaware public school teachers have a new tool to track student progress. The state Department of Education launched a program last week that will aid teachers by putting pieces of student records into one place. Insight Dashboard organizes a child’s test scores with...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
August 24, 2012
August 24th, 2012
Local News Morning Star Collaboration is seen as one way to help schools improve To understand how to improve a situation, you have to face the “brutal facts of reality.” That’s what Seaford School District superintendent Shawn Joseph told the 50 people who gathered at the first of what Joseph hopes becomes a series of meetings aimed at...VIEW ARTICLE