Tag: Teacher Evaluation

February 22, 2013

News, Policy and Practice

February 22nd, 2013

Local News The News Journal State monitors flunk Pencader, revoke school's charter Although parents and students had urged state officials to give them one more chance, the state Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to close Pencader Business and Finance Charter School. Secretary of Education Mark Murphy recommended Thursday that the...

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February 21, 2013

News, Policy and Practice

February 21st, 2013

Local News The News Journal AP test keeps upward trend line in Delaware The number of Delaware public school students passing Advanced Placement tests has increased, but the percentage of students who passed at least one exam remains lower than the national average. Advanced Placement tests help illustrate how many students are taking and passing...

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February 19, 2013

Early Childhood Education, News, Policy and Practice

February 19th, 2013

Local News The News Journal Children who walk, bike to school do better on tests, studies find Fewer than 11 percent of Delaware kids walk to school and just over half a percent ride a bike, a 2010 University of Delaware survey of 1,300 Delaware families across the state showed.  A study of nearly 20,000 Danish children, published late last year...

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February 13, 2013

Early Childhood Education, News, Policy and Practice

February 13th, 2013

Local News The Middletown Transcript Real Men Read returns for a fifth year Real Men Read is a district-wide effort to get male students more excited about reading. Boys should come to Real Men Read because it totally rocks!" Payne, the Appoquinimink High School librarian said. "We know that boys are still behind when it comes to reading," she...

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