Education coverage from Delaware USA Wire.
Why Should Delaware Care? As the leader of the Delaware Department of Education, it is the Delaware Secretary of Education’s role to set policy and funding initiatives for the state’s 19 school districts and 26 charter schools.
Today’s students and young adults are true digital natives, having grown up online, learning to navigate digital spaces as a normal part of daily life.
Why Should Delaware Care? Government works best when its citizens are knowledgeable and engaged. Delaware’s government has scores of commissions, working groups, agencies and legislative committees.
Why Should Delaware Care? One Georgetown-area teacher started a student-run mentorship program to help multilingual learners in her school improve both their English literacy and overall sense of community.
Why Should Delaware Care? For nearly a decade, Delaware schools have been struggling with poor test scores from students. Many critics have sought greater accountability measures for school districts that aren’t showing progress fast enough…