Tag: DDOE
Education Committee Moves Legislation Forward
June 22nd, 2011
The House Education Committee today unanimously passed House Bill 205, which would strengthen authorizer oversight of charter schools – which recent events demonstrate is needed - in order to minimize the impact of closing low-performing schools on students and families. Several people throughout the hearing acknowledged the collaborative...VIEW ARTICLE
In Case You Missed It….June State Board Meeting Update
June 20th, 2011
This month at the State Board meeting, the main items of interest were the impending legislative agenda, the delay of the announcement of funding for districts’ Race to the Top plans, and the rollout of DPAS II (the teacher and leader evaluation system). Secretary of Education Lillian Lowery announced forthcoming legislation in regards to the...VIEW ARTICLE
Graduation Rate Inches Up in Delaware
June 9th, 2011
Delaware’s graduation rate inched up to 67.6%* in 2008, up from 65.0% in 2007, according to Education Week’s recently released Diploma’s Count 2011 – behind the national average of 71.7%. Over the past ten years, Delaware has seen its graduation rate climb 8.8 percentage points, which is surpassed by only six states (Tennessee had the...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware Poised as Early Childhood “Race to the Top” Launched
May 25th, 2011
Today, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced a $500M competitive grant program focused on improving early-childhood education for low-income and disadvantaged youth, in addition to a $200M competition for states that didn’t win RTTT. Delaware is well positioned; and Governor...VIEW ARTICLE