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Early Literacy Efforts Remain Front and Center in Delaware
March 25th, 2024
Delaware continues to focus on early literacy, a critical benchmark for a child’s educational development, and an area where Delaware (along with most of the nation) has declined in recent years. Recent focus has been on the NAEP scores, which have put Delaware below most other states and well below some of our neighbors, and with one of...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware Looks to Build on Success Strengthening its Educator Workforce
Educator Support and Development
March 20th, 2024
Delaware continues to launch strategies to further strengthen its educator workforce—from increased pay recommended in the next budget cycle—to a handful of new bills introduced in Legislative Hall this session. Like the rest of the country, Delaware has fewer teachers in its pipeline than in generations past, punctuated by declines...VIEW ARTICLE
Tragic Child Care Incidents: Wake-Up Call for Delaware
March 18th, 2024
Although Delaware has some of the strongest licensing policies in terms of what types of child care are required to be licensed (almost no program is exempt) and what the requirements are for the workforce, several incidents of injury and even death of children have occurred in recent years. These include murder, smothering, physical abuse...VIEW ARTICLE