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The Delaware Department of Education announced funding awards for school districts and charter schools throughout the state for the first year of Race to the Top implementation.  A couple data points of interest include: The average per pupil funding that school districts/schools will receive via Race to the Top is $118 while the...

The Delaware Early Childhood Council met last week with a new chair, membership, and charge. Chair Dan Rich and Vice Chair Connie Bond Stuart, in their recent opinion in The News Journal, make the case that Delaware leaders can and should position the state for a Race to the Top opportunity for our youngest learners before it’s available...

I just wanted to take this opportunity to mention that we have been having some troubles with the comments feature of our blog.  We have noticed that comments have not been showing up and we are working on this issue now.  Comments will be functional soon. Thanks for...

For those of you who couldn’t make it to the State Board of Education Meeting yesterday, here is a quick update on what you missed. Race to the Top Update: Secretary Lowery updated the Board on the progress the department is making on implementing Race to the Top.  She stressed that the state has spent the last 18 months in the planning...