Decoding Gov. Markell’s Final State of the State Address
In his final State of the State address (titled “Expecting More”) as leader of the First State, Governor Jack Markell devoted significant airtime to public education. Touching on everything from career training, to early learning, to teacher prep, Gov. Markell made it clear that the path to a better Delaware cuts directly through its...
WikiHouse FirstState Builds Refugee Housing Relief
(Editor's note: This article was submitted by five members of the WikiHouse FirstState Team at Mount Pleasant High School: Jeffrey Wilson, Zach Galbraith, Julian Kukulich, Nate Nickerson, and CJ Lyons. Check them out online at their website or on Twitter, and consider donating to their cause at GoFundMe.)
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Delaware Students Get Familiar with the College Process
The Delaware Goes to College initiative has cracked the code on high school students. The program is woven into the fabric of what every high school student finds most important: their phone! Delaware Goes to College has a texting campaign for Delaware students in grades nine–twelve (parents can participate, too). This statewide texting program...
Delaware Students have a Bright Future with MERIT
What do Seaford, Delaware, and GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson have in common? The answer is: the Minority Engineering Regional Incentive Training program (MERIT) program. John Hollis, of Seaford, is the director of the MERIT program and long-time friends with Carson.
MERIT aims to get minorities involved in STEM education and, since...