Tag: Delaware education
Building Self-Identity and Mapping the Future: How Delaware is Beginning to Rethink Middle School
July 14th, 2022
National leaders like Advance CTE are helping lay the groundwork for middle grades redesign. Having been cited and celebrated as a national leader in career pathways, Delaware has built a robust career and technical education (CTE) system that is integral to high school in Delaware. Despite the state’s success, it has become...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware Lawmakers Propose Historic Increases to Purchase of Care Subsidy
June 9th, 2022
Delaware’s Joint Finance Committee has voted to add $20.07 million to Delaware's Purchase of Care program in Fiscal Year 2023—a substantial increase in funding. They added to the governor’s proposed increase—both to increase the rates paid to child care providers by 15 percent, and to include a $1.1 million “door opener” to...VIEW ARTICLE
Why All the Buzz about Literacy This Year?
May 19th, 2022
Delaware leaders have coalesced around early literacy in recent years, adopting a state plan, enacting legislation, and drawing national speakers to support the momentum. The state’s scores on national reading assessments have been stagnant and remain low, with less than half of third graders reading on grade level—an important...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware Lawmakers Prioritizing Early Care and Education Workforce
May 13th, 2022
In the coming weeks, early childhood workers will be able to access the supplement or “bonus” pay committed in November by Gov. John Carney through American Rescue Plan Act funds. Each early educator will be paid $1,000 upon completing their online profile—which will help the state create its first professional registry, or data...VIEW ARTICLE