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July 14, 2017

July 14th, 2017

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Delaware News Delaware 105.9 Indian River School District approves property tax increase for 2018 At its regular monthly meeting on June 19, the Indian River Board of Education approved a property tax rate of $3.097 per $100 of assessed value for Fiscal Year 2018. The new rate represents an increase of 51.9 cents from Fiscal Year 2017. Most of...

July 13, 2017

July 13th, 2017

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Delaware News Cape Gazette Georgetown students get a glimpse of law enforcement A group of Georgetown Middle School students went back to school in June for more than academics. The group of 26 was part of the Georgetown Police Junior Academy and reported to school for a week of physical training and a crash course in law enforcement. “Middle...

Teaching in a Competency-Based Education Environment

July 12th, 2017

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July 2017 View this email in your browser Teaching in a Competency-Based Education Environment By Katie Varatta, Network Manager for KnowledgeWorks When I describe competency-based education to friends and family—students moving through education based on...

July 12, 2017

July 12th, 2017

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Delaware News Delaware Public Media Delaware Goes to College Academy offers free college prep help to low-income students A new partnership between the state Department of Education, TeenSHARP and Capital One aims to help 600 low-income First State students apply to – and succeed in – college. 14-year-old Baraka Osborne has big – and...