Tag: Wilmington

August 8, 2013

Early Childhood Education, News, Policy and Practice, Postsecondary Success

August 8th, 2013

Local News WDEL Students empower their own future at new charter, Delaware MET In the fall of 2014, downtown Wilmington will be home to a new charter school: the Delaware MET. "It is a school that students can follow their passions," says School Leader Amy Cantymagli. She explains the Big Picture Learning model empowers students to get involved in...

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July 29, 2013

News, Postsecondary Success

July 29th, 2013

Local News The News Journal Moyer school officials working to avoid closing As state education officials work to bring The New Moyer Academy charter school in Wilmington out of violation of its charter, school leaders say they’re making significant strides and arguing that concerns about its teaching and finances are being blown out of...

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July 8, 2013

Early Childhood Education, News, Postsecondary Success

July 8th, 2013

Local News The News Journal Tracing consequences of Delaware's racial divide An opinion by Harry F. Themal Almost 40 years after its publication, “Simple Justice” by Richard Kluger remains the most accessible history of the struggle to end school segregation in the United States. His chapter on Delaware, “Jim Crow, Inc.,” summed up the...

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July 1, 2013

News, Policy and Practice, Postsecondary Success

July 1st, 2013

Local News The News Journal UD students mentor young college hopefuls Kevin Cramer is one of 30 Wilmington students getting help with their college applications as part of the Academic Support Program Inspiring Renaissance Educators (ASPIRE) this summer at the University of Delaware. The program pairs undergraduate students in public policy and...

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