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Early Childhood Investment: Cause for Applause

Early Childhood Education

May 6th, 2011

The Governor announced a new $22M investment in early care and education this morning, which is remarkable, given that the budget allowed for investments in only one new initiative (outside the one-time investments also included in Building Delaware’s Future Now). Kingswood Community Center served as the ideal host because their early childhood...

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Delaware Sets a Higher Bar for Professional Development

News, Policy and Practice

May 6th, 2011

The Secretary of Education recently proposed regulatory changes, to be approved at the May 19 State Board of Education meeting, that would create new standards for professional development statewide– fulfilling one of our Race to the Top commitments. The standards, which are based on the National Staff Development Council’s Standards for Staff...

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Moving Forward

News

May 5th, 2011

The members of the Christina School Board have taken a lot of heat over the last two weeks for their April 19 vote to step back from turnaround plans for schools in their district, which resulted in the state's freezing of the district's Race to the Top funds. Private and nonprofit groups, along with government officials publicly stated their...

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