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  Category: Department of Education


Enhanced assessments to elevate science instruction

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 31, 2017

For more than a year, Delaware educators have been working collaboratively across districts and charter schools to create a system of assessments that measures students’ true science mastery. Phase I of the assessment planning began in Fall 2016 when students and educators participated in a research and development process to create test items. Final drafts of these items are now available online for all educators to use in classrooms.



Delaware a national leader in career pathways, case study finds

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2017

When it comes to career and technical education and preparing young people for life after high school, Delaware is emerging as a national and international leader, according to “Propelling College and Career Success: The Role of Strategic Partnerships in Scaling Delaware Pathways,” a case study just released by Jobs for the Future (JFF). The case study is part of a larger series, supported by a gift from the James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation to Harvard University, examining how states and regions are preparing tomorrow’s workforce and highlighting promising practices that can inform other college and career readiness efforts around the country.



Free college applications, more offered during Delaware’s College Application Month

Department of Education | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2017

Delaware high school students can apply to select colleges and universities for free in October and November in celebration of the state’s fifth annual College Application Month, which began this week and runs through Nov. 17.



Delaware sees increases in AP participation, performance

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2017

More Delaware public school students are taking and excelling in Advanced Placement courses. New data from the College Board, which administers the tests for the courses that can earn students college credits while in high school, shows that in the past decade Delaware has steadily increased both student participation and performance.



POSTPONED: Town Hall Meeting on Wilmington Schools

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Governor Carney to hold Facebook Live Q&A on Education TONIGHT at 7 p.m. WILMINGTON, Del. – Given the ongoing search for a suspect wanted in connection with shooting incidents in Wilmington and Edgewood, Md., tonight’s town hall meeting on Wilmington schools at Bancroft Elementary School has been postponed. At 7 p.m. tonight, Governor Carney will […]






  Category: Department of Education

Enhanced assessments to elevate science instruction

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 31, 2017

For more than a year, Delaware educators have been working collaboratively across districts and charter schools to create a system of assessments that measures students’ true science mastery. Phase I of the assessment planning began in Fall 2016 when students and educators participated in a research and development process to create test items. Final drafts of these items are now available online for all educators to use in classrooms.



Delaware a national leader in career pathways, case study finds

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2017

When it comes to career and technical education and preparing young people for life after high school, Delaware is emerging as a national and international leader, according to “Propelling College and Career Success: The Role of Strategic Partnerships in Scaling Delaware Pathways,” a case study just released by Jobs for the Future (JFF). The case study is part of a larger series, supported by a gift from the James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation to Harvard University, examining how states and regions are preparing tomorrow’s workforce and highlighting promising practices that can inform other college and career readiness efforts around the country.



Free college applications, more offered during Delaware’s College Application Month

Department of Education | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2017

Delaware high school students can apply to select colleges and universities for free in October and November in celebration of the state’s fifth annual College Application Month, which began this week and runs through Nov. 17.



Delaware sees increases in AP participation, performance

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 19, 2017

More Delaware public school students are taking and excelling in Advanced Placement courses. New data from the College Board, which administers the tests for the courses that can earn students college credits while in high school, shows that in the past decade Delaware has steadily increased both student participation and performance.



POSTPONED: Town Hall Meeting on Wilmington Schools

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Governor Carney to hold Facebook Live Q&A on Education TONIGHT at 7 p.m. WILMINGTON, Del. – Given the ongoing search for a suspect wanted in connection with shooting incidents in Wilmington and Edgewood, Md., tonight’s town hall meeting on Wilmington schools at Bancroft Elementary School has been postponed. At 7 p.m. tonight, Governor Carney will […]