January 9, 2017
Delaware News
Newsworks
Del. Tech gets $3.5 million for IT/Manufacturing students
The grant money will help 600 students get their IT and Advanced Manufacturing certificates at Delaware Technical Community College. Funding for this project comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's America's Promise Grant to help support workforce development and...
Ten Ways Coaching Helps in the Classroom
Rodel Teacher Council member Jared Lelito teaches math in an inclusion classroom at Fred Fifer III Middle School in the Caesar Rodney School District. In addition to teaching, Jared coaches football, basketball, and baseball for the Caesar Rodney High School Riders.
During his time in the Caesar Rodney School District, Lelito discovered a few...
Delaware, the U.S., and the Global Report Card: What it Means
An often-unpredictable 2016 came to a close with some status-quo scores and glimmers of promise in science for U.S. students on the Program for International Assessment (PISA), a “global report card” of student achievement.
The PISA is administered every three years to 15-year-old students around the world, assessing their knowledge and...
January 6, 2017
Delaware News
Coastal Point
IRSD's Bunting tapped to become state's top legislator
The Indian River School District may be sending another education leader to the state level. This time, it’s for the big chair. IRSD Superintendent Susan Bunting is to be nominated for Secretary of the Delaware Department of Education. On Dec. 30, Gov.-elect John...