The Echo

From the NJ:
Schools must meet students' diverse needs

Economics, race have an impact

By DEBORAH WILSON, PAUL HERDMAN and HOWARD WEINBERG • June 7, 2010

Delaware stands at the threshold of education innovation and reform with its Race to the Top win, a one-time $100 million federal grant that will allow Delaware schools to revamp their education policies and practices...

Education reform is a key issue on Governor Jack Markell's and President Barack Obama's agendas. Both agree on the need to turn around struggling and underperforming schools, and the state of Delaware, school districts and school leaders are now charged with creating strategies and programs that will do just that.


The question is: Given the changing demographics in our neighborhoods and the rising expectations of a global economy, are Delaware's public schools ready to meet the needs of children where they are and prepare them to be career and college ready?

We encourage the experts around the table to ensure that reform efforts include a problem-solving orientation that systematically considers cultural difference and the preparation of teachers who can connect, commit, and provide a culture of caring for diverse students and their families...

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