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January 7, 2016

January 7th, 2016

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Delaware Delaware Department of Education SAT to replace Smarter in 11th grade Press release The SAT will replace the Smarter Assessment as the state test for high school juniors beginning this spring. The change comes at the request of legislators and as the state continues to look for ways to reduce testing, particularly for 11th graders who...

January 6, 2016

January 6th, 2016

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Delaware Education Week With ESSA passage, Delaware offers lessons Commentary by Paul Herdman, President and CEO of the Rodel Foundation and leadership team member of the Vision Coalition If we want to address early learning systemically, fundamentally redesign a funding system, strengthen the teaching profession, or re-evaluate the delivery of...

January 5, 2016

January 5th, 2016

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Delaware Cape Gazette Cape High receives Blue Ribbon Award Cape Henlopen High School received a National Blue Ribbon award for outstanding achievement and the district celebrated with a luncheon Dec. 23.  Only 62 high schools of the 33,000 high schools in the United States received this prestigious award. The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program...

January 4, 2016

January 4th, 2016

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Delaware Cape Gazette Freeman Foundation mural project continues in schools The Joshua M. Freeman Foundation announced it is continuing to partner with middle schools in Sussex County on its arts initiative to help bolster confidence and inspiration within the student body. Nearly 1,300 students from two schools, Seaford Middle School and Southern...