July 30, 2014
Local News
Education Week
New panel eyes teacher pay in Delaware
The Committee to Advance Educator Compensation and Careers was formed by state lawmakers to develop a new compensation system for Delaware's public school teachers. The Committee is having its first meeting today, and must submit its plan by Nov. 15 for consideration to be included...
District Leadership Experiences Major Changes
Three Delaware school districts will be under new leadership for the upcoming 2014-15 school year after another wave of superintendent turnover.
In Lake Forest School District, recently-named superintendent Jason Conway took the reins from Dan Curry, who served as the district’s superintendent for 12 years. Conway, who began his career as a...
July 25, 2014
Local News
Delaware Department of Education
State recruits educators for lesson-study inspired 2015 Delaware Dream Team
A press release
The Delaware Department of Education is expanding its successful task-based Common Core professional development partnership with LearnZillion, a digital curriculum and professional learning provider, to recruit...
July 25, 2014
Local News
WDDE
First State takes small steps back in latest report on kids’ well-being
The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2014 Kids Count index ranked the First State as 23 overall, one place back from last year’s survey. Delaware took the biggest hit in economic indicators, with 17 percent of kids living in poverty according to 2012 figures...