Tag: Higher Education
January 28, 2013
January 28th, 2013
Local News WHYY Markell budget proposal preserves some '09 Delaware tax increases Delaware Governor Jack Markell revealed his $3.7 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2014. The spending plan represents a 3.49 percent increase over the 2013 budget, which translates to $154 million. Markell was quick to point out that a minuscule amount of that increase...VIEW ARTICLE
January 11, 2013
Early Childhood Education, News
January 11th, 2013
Local News Delaware Department of Education Delaware Educator Winter 2012-2013 issue of DDOE newsletter National News Education Week New science-standards draft includes many changes A second and final public draft of common standards aimed at reshaping K-12 science education was released today for comment, following eight months of review and...VIEW ARTICLE
December 21, 2012
December 21st, 2012
Local News New monthly e-publication by Office of Early Learning The Office of Early Learning has launched a monthly, new e-publication to support the early learning initiative. See the December 2012 newsletter here. Cape Gazette Lewes buys land for new public library The City of Lewes has unanimously approved purchase of a 5.5-acre parcel, which...VIEW ARTICLE
December 14, 2012
December 14th, 2012
National News Education Week New college-readiness tracking system under study A new way to track high school students' readiness for college and trigger earlier intervention is being studied at Stanford University. The indicator system measures three areas: academic preparedness, academic tenacity, and college knowledge. A recent paper...VIEW ARTICLE