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Written on: April 14th, 2014 in Education
In spring 2010, Delaware was one of two states to win the first of Race to the Top’s four-year grants, making this month’s anniversary an appropriate time to ask whether the multi-billion dollar project has been worth the taxpayers’ money. The results show that four years after the Obama administration rolled out its signature education […]
Written on: March 3rd, 2014 in Education
Recent criticism of Common Core by teachers unions, long some of its biggest supporters, is understandable. It has caused alarm in the media and in the education community. Great ideas – like higher standards for students – only stay great when they are implemented well and, in some cases, teachers believe they have not been. […]
Written on: February 17th, 2014 in Education
This is a pivotal moment for the Common Core State Standards. Although 45 states quickly adopted the higher standards created by governors and state education officials, the effort has begun to lose momentum. Some are now wavering in the face of misinformation campaigns from people who misrepresent the initiative as a federal program and from […]
Written on: January 23rd, 2014 in Agriculture, Education, Effective & Efficient Government, Helping Our Neighbors, Job Creation, Major Speeches
Lt. Governor Denn, President Pro Tem Blevins, Speaker Schwartzkopf, members of the 147th General Assembly, other elected officials, members of the Cabinet, members of the Judiciary, Carla, the people of Delaware. Thank you for inviting me to address you today. I know it wasn’t necessary but I just want to assure the members of the […]
Written on: January 17th, 2014 in Education
Too few college-ready low-income students attend and graduate from college, which limits their economic mobility for the rest of their lives. More than sixty percent of jobs will require education beyond high school by the end of the decade, but research shows that many low-income students who have demonstrated college readiness don’t even apply. The […]
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