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January 30, 2013

January 30th, 2013

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Local News The News Journal Indian River School District voters OK new spending Voters gave a broad endorsement to new spending proposed by the Indian River School District, allowing the district to raise $6.2 million to build new classrooms, add kindergarten offerings and raise taxes, based on preliminary results. Superintendent Susan Bunting...

A Teacher’s Take on Technology in the Classroom

January 29th, 2013

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This guest blog post was written by Ashley Sorenson, a teacher at Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington, Delaware. As part of our blog series on education technology for Digital Learning Day, this piece speaks to the role of technology to support personalized learning. To learn more about Howard's iPad initiative and watch a video of...

January 29, 2013

January 29th, 2013

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Local News WDEL 4 NCCo schools get literacy grants The Delaware Community Foundation has given out nearly $240,000 in literacy grants to New Castle County Schools. The money must go towards early childhood literacy programs with special emphasis on programs for disadvantaged students. The News Journal Milford to close middle school The...

January 28, 2013

January 28th, 2013

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Local News WHYY Markell budget proposal preserves some '09 Delaware tax increases Delaware Governor Jack Markell revealed his $3.7 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2014. The spending plan represents a 3.49 percent increase over the 2013 budget, which translates to $154 million. Markell was quick to point out that a minuscule amount of that increase...