Tag: Teacher Evaluation

March 12, 2013

Early Childhood Education, News

March 12th, 2013

Local News The News Journal High-quality preschool crucial for pupils' later success Although a floppy-eared bunny hopped around the room, two preschool-aged girls diligently worked to line up and fit color-coded wooden cubes back into a special box.  At the Montessori Academy at Christina, the students were working with something called the...

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March 6, 2013

Policy and Practice

March 6th, 2013

Local News The Sussex Countian Clayton Elementary to offer Spanish immersion class The John M. Clayton Elementary School in Frankford will launch a Spanish immersion program for kindergarten students during the 2013-2014 school year.  Kindergarten students selected for the program will spend half of each school day learning in English and the...

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March 4, 2013

News, Policy and Practice

March 4th, 2013

Local News The News Journal Mentors sought to fill vital role for young students The parents struggling to support their families often must work extra shifts to pay bills and put food on the table. Classrooms are crowded, so the extra support a child needs to improve in areas such as reading is often difficult to come by.  That’s where...

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February 25, 2013

News, Policy and Practice

February 25th, 2013

Local News The News Journal Wallace new executive director at Vision Network The Vision Network of Delaware, a Wilmington nonprofit, will have a new executive director at the helm Monday. Dana Diesel Wallace replaces Mark Murphy, who left to become the state Secretary of Education. She was most recently working at a North Carolina organization...

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