Tag: Grants

April 17, 2013

News, Policy and Practice

April 17th, 2013

Local News Sussex County Post East Millsboro Elementary offering spanish immersion for kindergarten in 2013-14 Indian River School District is offering a Spanish Immersion program at East Millsboro Elementary School in the 2013-2014 school year.  Only kindergarten students will be selected for this first year of the Spanish immersion program...

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USED to Offer Race to the Top Extensions

News

March 19th, 2013

The United States Department of Education recently announced that the original 12 Race to the Top winners will be eligible for “no cost extensions” through 2015 and approved on a case-by-case basis. This decision comes as no surprise since each state has undertaken an enormous amount of work along with being slow to spend all of the available...

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March 19, 2013

News

March 19th, 2013

Local News DE Department of Education Delaware's Education Insight draws foundation visit Representatives from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation will be visiting Delaware Thursday to review the First State’s use of its Education Insight system, which allows educators to make data-driven decisions to improve instruction and learning.  The...

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March 11, 2013

News

March 11th, 2013

Local News The News Journal Delaware's education policies honored with national award Delaware has won a national award for its education policies from the Education Commission of the States. The 2013 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation goes to “states and territories for enacting innovative education reforms or implementing innovative...

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