Tag: policy

Remember ESSA? Work Still Underway on State Plan

News, Partnerships, Policy and Practice, Student-Centered Learning

February 10th, 2017

The confirmation of Betsy DeVos (and surrounding controversies) as U.S. Secretary of Education dominated news headlines and social media over the last few weeks. However, this national headline may be drowning out what’s happening locally, as Delaware continues to develop its state plan for implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act...

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August 28, 2013

News, Postsecondary Success, Student-Centered Learning

August 28th, 2013

Local News The News Journal Technology helps teachers reach children in new ways Some students across Delaware are going back to school in the classroom of the future, finding their pencils and paper replaced with tablet computers and their chalkboards swapped with big-screen TVs. Different Delaware schools are using different technological tools...

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August 21, 2013

News, Policy and Practice, Postsecondary Success, Student-Centered Learning

August 21st, 2013

Local News The News Journal State using $1.5 million in grants to seed school projects The state Department of Education is handing 14 grants worth almost $1.5 million to schools and districts in the first year of a competitive effort, officials announced Tuesday. The money will pay for programs ranging from interventions for struggling students...

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