Tag: Arne Duncan
Charter Adventure in Dover
June 6th, 2012
This post originally appeared on the blog "Kendall's Charter Adventures" and was written by Delaware Charter Schools Network Executive Director Kendall Massett. During the week of May 6 - 12, over 5,600 charter schools in the United States celebrated National Charter Schools Week. I had the fortune to experience TWO great charter adventures...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware’s ESEA Waiver Approved
June 1st, 2012
Earlier this week the US Department of Education (USED) announced the approval of Delaware’s ESEA waiver. Delaware’s Department of Education (DDOE) submitted its application for a waiver earlier in February (along with 26 others) and was one of eight applications that were approved, joining 11 applications approved in an earlier round...VIEW ARTICLE
The R-E-S-P-E-C-T Project
February 16th, 2012
Tucked away in President Obama’s $3.8 trillion federal budget was a $5 billion competitive grant program aimed at elevating the teaching profession to its rightful status - which could have significant and long-lasting effects on teacher quality throughout the United States. The fund, called the RESPECT Project (Recognizing Educational Success...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware Wins Early Learning Challenge Grant!
Early Childhood Education, News
December 16th, 2011
We are pleased to announce that Delaware was selected as a recipient of the federal Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge grant! Delaware is one of nine states to be awarded a grant out of 37 total applicants. The U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Health and Human Services (HHS) jointly announced the winning applications on...VIEW ARTICLE