January 14, 2014
Local News
WBOC
Del. Blue-Collar Task Force wraps up work
Delaware's Blue-Collar Task Force wrapped up five months of work Monday. The group was looking at how to bring in and keep more jobs in The First State. Members finalized the draft of their report for lawmakers at a meeting Monday morning. Task force co-chair Sen. Robert Marshall...
A Delaware Delegation Studies in Alberta
Yesterday, a Delaware education delegation landed in Alberta, Canada, beginning a four-day international study tour. The delegation, including our own President and CEO Paul Herdman, joined policymakers, state and district education officials, thought leaders, and foundation executives from across the U.S. to participate in this study tour hosted...
January 13, 2014
Local News
WDDE
Delaware poised for new chapter in charter history
Delaware’s 21 charter schools may enroll only 8.3 percent of the state’s 133,371 public school students but they are poised to strengthen their presence in the next two years. Within the Department of Education, changes in the oversight of charter schools are underway. The...
January 10, 2014
Local News
Hockessin Community News
‘Inclusion’ is about improving student achievement, admin says
According to Hugh Broomall, deputy superintendent and head of student services of the Red Clay Consolidated School District, inclusion was first discussed two years ago when the administration embarked on their most recent strategic planning...