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Inspiring a Generation of Little Colonials: Q&A with Dusty Blakey
Early Childhood Education, News, Policy and Practice
March 2nd, 2018
Dusty Blakey, Ed.D. was named the superintendent of the Colonial School District in June of 2014. Since then—and throughout his 13-year tenure with the district—Blakey has made early childhood education a major priority. We talked to Blakey, who also serves on the Delaware Early Childhood Council, about the importance of early...VIEW ARTICLE
Solving for Delaware’s Kindergarten Readiness Equation
February 27th, 2018
Whether you’ve seen us or not—chances are there’s a Delaware Readiness Team in your neck of the woods, making sure your community’s youngest citizens are as prepared as they can be for the big world that awaits them. Delaware Readiness Teams are making a major impact up and down the state. We’re a statewide initiative...VIEW ARTICLE
New English Course Could Alleviate Remediation
February 20th, 2018
In 2017, Delaware’s Department of Education revealed that more than 40 percent of high schoolers weren’t graduating with the skills needed to do college-level coursework—including 24 percent who weren’t ready for college-level English. The fallout? Thousands of students who wind up in remedial courses, which cost money and don't...VIEW ARTICLE