Tag: Higher Education
May 31, 2013
Early Childhood Education, Policy and Practice, Student-Centered Learning
May 31st, 2013
Local News The Cape Gazette Cape area residents take aim at Common Core A national program to align public school education across the country is under fire by a group opposed to the latest federal initiative. Locally, the group has set its sights on Cape Henlopen school district. "My hope is that we can defund this thing," said Karen Gritton of...VIEW ARTICLE
DOE Jumpstarting Teacher Training
Policy and Practice, Postsecondary Success
May 29th, 2013
The Delaware Department of Education recently published a Request for Proposal (RFP) to catalyze educator training program improvements within Delaware institutes of higher education. The RFP, which was released in early April and due at the end of May, is open to all educator training programs and builds off of Senate Bill 51, which recently...VIEW ARTICLE
May 23, 2013
May 23rd, 2013
Local News The News Journal Education technology gets $5 million boost Delaware lawmakers crafting the state’s budget approved nearly $5 million Wednesday for education technology, answering calls from public school superintendents who argued last fall that schools are not keeping pace with testing demands and too few workers are available to...VIEW ARTICLE
May 21, 2013
Early Childhood Education, News, Policy and Practice
May 21st, 2013
Local News Delaware Department of Education State launches Delaware Future Ed leaders summer program The Delaware Department of Education is accepting applications for a six-week summer program for promising future leaders who have a passion for education and want to gain hands-on exposure to policy work. The program has been developed...VIEW ARTICLE