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THE REST IS JUST TALK, Happy 90th Jim Gilliam!

I met Jim Gilliam in 1995 when Suzanne Sysko and I were starting Public Allies, a leadership development organization for young people, aged 18-30.  He was intrigued by the organization because it was about giving young people an opportunity to consider public service as an important career option.    But when we asked him to [...]

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State needs to rethink school discipline • June 7, 2010

A thorough read of Sunday’s lead story “Delaware students suspended at twice the U.S. average” is numbing and instructive. The state’s rate has been higher than the national rate for five years. Most of the infractions are noncriminal. However, most of the students involved are black, Latino or those with special needs, populations with histories [...]

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Schools must meet students’ diverse needs Economics, race have an impact

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

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