December 6, 2012
Local News
The News Journal
Lake Forest residents OK tax hike
Residents of Lake Forest School District on Tuesday approved a tax-hike referendum by a vote of 753-734. “It’s very tough to get approval in this day and age, in this economy,” Superintendent Dan Curry said of the tax increase. The referendum will raise about $1.16 million over...
December 4, 2012
Local News
Education Week
Elementary pupils immersed in foreign language
This school year, the Caesar Rodney school district introduced a more novel and potentially more effective foreign-language initiative to talk up: a new Chinese-immersion program for 101 kindergartners, which the district plans to offer those children and successive...
November 29, 2012
Local News
The News Journal
Reasons to invest in early childhood education
An op-ed by Governor Markell
Where you start in life should never limit how far you can go if you work and study hard. But the research is clear: kids with access to quality early childhood education are less likely to be disruptive in school and more likely to graduate...
November 28, 2012
Local News
WDDE
Delaware sees strides made in an early childhood education initiative
Gov. Markell and others were in Wilmington honoring the high performing child-care providers participating in the Delaware Stars for Early Success rating program.Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge funds have led the state to set an ambitious goal for the...