The Head of the Pack

Education Week is going through all 41 applications for federal Race to the Top grants, and has a great overview of Delaware’s application:

Today, we’ll look at Delaware, a state that is generally regarded as being at the head of the pack when it comes to teacher and principal evaluations and having a useful student data system, two key priorities of the Race to the Top competition.

Delaware’s pitch stands out for its proposal on school turnarounds, particularly its emphasis on what amounts to veto power for the state education secretary when it comes to selecting intervention methods for low-performing schools.

Click here to read the rest of the article.

View Delaware’s Race to the Top application

On Tuesday, Feb. 19, Delaware was one of 40 states plus the District of Columbia to submit an application for a federal Race to the Top grant. You can see Delaware’s application on the state’s Department of Education website.

Teaching for the Future

See this new op-ed in The News Journal by Education Voters of Delaware Governing Council chair Sylvia Banks about the work we are doing in the state to make our schools world class.

Race To The Top

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan outlined the goals and guidelines for the $4.35 billion Race to the Top fund.

Click here to read the op-ed.

Listening Tours

We’re all committed to helping our schools do a better job preparing our kids, and our elected officials are trying to develop the best education policies they can.  They need to hear from you — and so do we.

Check back frequently for information as we add dates to the tour.

If you’d like more information on the listening tour, including directions to events, or would like to invite Ed Voters of DE to come speak with your group or have additional ideas about improving education in Delaware, please call 384-7738 or e-mail Executive Director Doug Gramiak at dgramiak@edvoters.org.

RSVPs are appreciated, but not required.