February 11, 2016
Delaware
Department of Education
Governor hosts first Birth – 8 Summit on early learning
Press Release
More than 300 national and state education experts, practitioners and policymakers came together to celebrate Delaware’s early learning achievements and Illuminate the vision for a birth to third grade approach at the Governor’s Birth to 8...
Delaware’s Progress on Improving Testing
Recently, the Center for American Progress published a report called “ESEA Reauthorization: Implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act Toward a Coherent, Aligned Assessment System.” The big idea: The report highlights how ESSA maintains basic testing requirements, but has created an opportunity for states to be flexible in developing...
February 10, 2016
Delaware
Cape Gazette
Sussex Academy breaks ground on new wing
Sussex Academy hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on January 21 to celebrate the construction on a new middle school wing. The $6.4 million project is underway and completion is scheduled for August. The 30,000 square foot wing will have 12 classrooms, 3 science labs, offices and a...
February 9, 2016
Delaware
Delaware Public Media
Rep. Ruth Briggs King demands education funding reform
Rep. Ruth Briggs King delivers this week’s GOP message, demanding changes in how the state finances education programs. Delaware currently allocates more than $2 billion for public education. But King says that the state’s system for funding education must be...