June 19, 2014
Local News
The News Journal
Teacher salaries focus of Delaware Lawmakers
Teachers could soon be able to get promotions without leaving the classroom and might even see base salaries increase, but many details, like how the state will pay for such changes, will take months to work out. Senate Bill 254, introduced Wednesday, lays out what the new...
Coming together to do what makes sense for our kids
Last week The New York Times published an article on Delaware’s work to improve college access, and I want to share it again in case you missed it and to underscore why it is so important.
The story is pretty straightforward. Every year, about 20% of Delaware children (or about 1,800 high school seniors) do well enough on the SAT to be...
June 18, 2014
Local News
WDDE
First State gets mixed grades in teacher training report
The National Council on Teacher Quality’s (NCTQ) 2014 Teacher Prep Review evaluated six of the state’s elementary and secondary teacher-training programs. Four made the national rankings, with the University of Delaware’s undergrad elementary program rated 11th best in...
June 17, 2014
Local News
Delaware Department of Education
Delaware College Scholars Program launches to help rising high school juniors prepare for, succeed in college
A press release
Rising juniors from public high schools across Delaware are spending part of their summer gaining skills that will help them in college thanks to a free residential program that...