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February 12, 2015

February 12th, 2015

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Delaware News WDDE Wilmington University piloting student-teaching residency program In 2013, First State lawmakers passed Senate Bill 51 calling for an improvement in teacher preparation programs throughout the state. Wilmington University responded, using Race to the Top grant money to launch pilot partnerships with the Capital, Red Clay and...

February 11, 2015

February 11th, 2015

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Delaware News The News Journal With Wilmington schools at crossroads, TNJ to host forum This is a seminal moment for education in Delaware, with Wilmington's public schools at the heart of a passionate debate about how best to improve student achievement. The News Journal invites you to join them Tuesday, Feb. 24 at the Chase Center in Wilmington...

February 10, 2015

February 11th, 2015

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Delaware News WHYY In Delaware, looking for language teachers who 'don't really exist' By 2020, nearly one tenth of Delaware's public school students are expected to be in language immersion programs. That means about 10,000 students will spend half their day, every day learning in a foreign language. It's one of the nation's most ambitious...

February 9, 2015

February 11th, 2015

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Delaware News The News Journal Code class sets early computing path for Delaware youth Individuals with Barrel of Makers, an artists collective, set off on a series of classes in libraries around the state to bolster skills among the state and nation’s students and workforce, giving them comfort with coding and science, technology, engineering...