Tag: USED

April 23, 2013

News, Policy and Practice

April 23rd, 2013

Local News Delaware Department of Education St. Andrew's named U.S. Green Ribbon School Today U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan named St. Andrew’s School in Middletown among 64 schools named as 2013 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools. Duncan named the second annual U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools honorees...

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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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Calling All College Seniors!

News

March 7th, 2013

I will admit, as my college graduation neared, I intuitively knew that I wanted my professional life to mirror my personal values - and it was this belief that led me to apply for Teach For America. Last week, I was heartened to see the USED expand this type of opportunity to an even greater number of college seniors through their newly launched...

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December 12, 2012

News, Policy and Practice

December 12th, 2012

Local News DFM News DSEA president sees fiscal cliff threat to education in Delaware Frederika Jenner, President of the Delaware State Education Association, says that translates to a possible 43 million dollar hole in Delaware for a variety of programs assisting low income K-to-12 students. Jenner notes that that wouldn’t be the only facet of...

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