Tag: Teacher Preparation
May 13, 2013
Early Childhood Education, News
May 13th, 2013
Local News The News Journal Hearing set over Race to the Top funding feud between Christina School District, Delaware The Christina School District will get a hearing in front of a mediator on May 22 regarding its feud with the state over $2.3 million in federal Race to the Top money. The state wants Christina to give $20,000 over two years to a...VIEW ARTICLE
May 10, 2013
Early Childhood Education, News, Policy and Practice
May 10th, 2013
Local News The News Journal Appoquinimink voters approve $2.8 million operating referendum Appoquinimink voters tonight approved a $2.8 million operating referendum. The vote was 4,637 for and 3,023 against the plan, based on unofficial results. “I'm happy; I'm relieved; and the real winners are our kids," Superintendent Matthew Burrows said in...VIEW ARTICLE
May 3, 2013
May 3rd, 2013
Local News The News Journal Delaware schools, students are making good progress A letter to the editor by Paul Herdman and Ernie Dianastasis In response to Dr. John Stapleford’s recent opinion, which asserts that most in the state are dissatisfied with our school system, we respectfully disagree. Enrollment is growing and many of our public...VIEW ARTICLE
Let’s Not Leave Teachers’ Effectiveness to Chance
April 30th, 2013
As a new teacher, we all understand – the first year inside a classroom is hard. Really hard. It’s a time when we go from imagining what our classroom might look like to the reality of getting it done day in and day out. However, when we look at our schools today, it’s clear that very few people, if any, give it the attention it deserves...VIEW ARTICLE