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Talking Delaware English Learners with Oribel McFann-Mora of DELLTA

Funding and Equity, Policy and Practice

November 7th, 2017

East Dover Elementary School teacher Oribel McFann-Mora is president of Delaware English Language Learners Teachers and Advocates (DELLTA) and one of the architects of the recently launched Delaware English Learner fact sheet series, along with the Delaware Hispanic Commission, the Arsht-Cannon Fund, and the Rodel Foundation.   We caught...

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Delaware’s Learning Curve on English Learners

Funding and Equity

November 6th, 2017

I studied Spanish throughout the entirety of my schooling. Even after the point when foreign language classes were no longer required for students in my district, I elected to study Spanish every year until I graduated high school. I entered the University of Delaware with a few AP Spanish credits to my name and declared a Spanish minor, spent...

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Continuing to Appeal for Early Learning Investments

Early Childhood Education

October 17th, 2017

As this recent News Journal article summarized, due in part to a budget shortfall, Delaware will not fund tiered reimbursements for new early learning programs entering the Stars quality rating program this fiscal year. The same is true of existing programs that are attempting to move up in Stars rating.   Already, we in the early...

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