When “Random Acts of Improvement” Aren’t Enough
Forty-three years ago the residents, businesses and city streets of Wilmington, Delaware were under national guard protection. Martin Luther King had just been slain and for ten months—the longest non-wartime occupation of any US city—Wilmington was on edge. The traditional respect for our city’s diversity took a pretty big hit, and the...
Race to the Top Plans Due Today!
School districts throughout Delaware submitted their final Race to the Top Success Plans today outlining how they plan to spend their portion of Race to the Top funds. The Delaware Department of Education will review the plans and either accept as is or send back to the districts with specific feedback. After that, the districts will have...
Create your own story!
Digital E-Books. Computer & Internet Access. Job Learning Labs. Statewide Library Cards and Catalog. Did you know these are services most Delaware libraries provide? There are so many reasons to fall in love with your local library and this month is the perfect time to do it.
April is National School Library Month and many libraries will...
Tennessee Provides Hope (and Guidance) to Delaware
Tennessee has made tremendous progress implementing its education reform agenda - but still has a long way to go towards achieving their goal of building the top education system in the southeast by 2015 - according to Tennessee SCORE’s 2010 Annual Report: The State of Education in Tennessee.
The report is a vivid reminder that Delaware is well...