Tag: School Boards
March 4, 2013
March 4th, 2013
Local News The News Journal Mentors sought to fill vital role for young students The parents struggling to support their families often must work extra shifts to pay bills and put food on the table. Classrooms are crowded, so the extra support a child needs to improve in areas such as reading is often difficult to come by. That’s where...VIEW ARTICLE
February 27, 2013
Early Childhood Education, News, Policy and Practice
February 27th, 2013
Local News WDDE Additional time helps improve Delaware teacher survey response An extra nine days got the state Department of Education much closer to its goal of 80 percent participation in a recent teacher survey about their workplace. The window for responding to the TELL Delaware survey closed at midnight Monday. The final tally of responses...VIEW ARTICLE
February 26, 2013
February 26th, 2013
Local News DE Department of Education 5 school districts, 9 charters join Delaware Talent Cooperative The Delaware Department of Education announced today that five school districts and nine charter schools have confirmed their participation in the Delaware Talent Cooperative. In addition to Capital School District and Laurel School District, two...VIEW ARTICLE
February 14, 2013
February 14th, 2013
Local News The News Journal Lawmakers look to keep $500,000 for AP classes Taking a cue from President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address, lawmakers on the state’s budget committee Wednesday discussed increased funding for college-level courses in public high schools. At a hearing on the Department of Education’s spending plan, the...VIEW ARTICLE