Tag: Governor Markell
Education on Upcoming Agenda for State Legislators
March 18th, 2013
On March 14th, Representative Darryl Scott introduced House Bill 46 to encourage the creation of gifted and talented programs in schools statewide through start-up grants. Representative Scott sponsored a resolution to create a Gifted and Talented Student Task Force in June 2012, and this bill is built upon the work of that task force. ...VIEW ARTICLE
March 15, 2013
Early Childhood Education, News, Policy and Practice
March 15th, 2013
Local News The Economist Value-added remodeling “This business”, says John Demby, the principal (headmaster) of Sussex Tech, a high school in Delaware, “has changed dramatically in a very short period.” This year, like all principals in the state, he is evaluating teachers under a new system for the first time. The state is also adopting a...VIEW ARTICLE
March 13, 2013
Early Childhood Education, News, Policy and Practice
March 13th, 2013
Local News The News Journal Colonial School District may slash staff, sports in cuts Superintendent Dorothy Linn shared her proposal at a school board meeting at George Read Middle School on East Basin Road near New Castle. She stated that academics would not be spared. The district would jettison a plan to participate in a new statewide...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware Named as National Leader for Education Innovation
March 1st, 2013
In a press release yesterday, Governor Markell announced that the Education Commission of the States has selected Delaware as the winner of the 2013 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation. The annual award recognizes states and territories for enacting innovative education reforms or implementing innovative programs to improve student outcomes...VIEW ARTICLE