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  Category: Department of Education


Schools Make Gains, Exit Turnaround Programs

Department of Education | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Students in nine schools have made significant gains, allowing the buildings to exit state support programs for low-performing schools, the Delaware Department of Education announced.




K12, Higher Education Partner in Delaware to Reduce College Remediation Rates

Department of Education | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2014

More than half of Delaware public school graduates who enrolled in in-state colleges in 2012 were placed in remedial courses, according to data released by the Delaware Department of Education.




Governor Markell, DOE Announce Effort to Improve Dramatically Lowest-Performing Schools

Department of Education | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, September 4, 2014

Gov. Jack Markell and Secretary of Education Mark Murphy announced significant resources and support for the state’s six lowest-performing district schools, providing the opportunity for substantial changes in their approach to improve their students’ academic performance.




Task Force to Improve Planning for Students With Disabilities Prepares to Begin Work

Department of Education | Former Lt. Governor Matt Denn (2009-2014) | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Friday, July 25, 2014

Task Force Is Seeking Three Parents to Complete Membership WILMINGTON, Del.– Lieutenant Governor Matt Denn, chair of the state’s newly-formed IEP Improvement Task Force, announced today that the task force membership was near completion and that the state is seeking three more parents to serve on the task force. The task force was created by the […]




World Language Expansion Program Shows Growth, High Parent Satisfaction in Second Year

Department of Education | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 27, 2014

The second annual review of Governor Jack Markell’s world language immersion initiative, which seeks to give Delaware students an advantage in the global economy by ensuring their proficiency in a second language, reported continued growth, with about 1500 students expected to participate in 11 programs next school year







  Category: Department of Education

Schools Make Gains, Exit Turnaround Programs

Department of Education | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Students in nine schools have made significant gains, allowing the buildings to exit state support programs for low-performing schools, the Delaware Department of Education announced.




K12, Higher Education Partner in Delaware to Reduce College Remediation Rates

Department of Education | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2014

More than half of Delaware public school graduates who enrolled in in-state colleges in 2012 were placed in remedial courses, according to data released by the Delaware Department of Education.




Governor Markell, DOE Announce Effort to Improve Dramatically Lowest-Performing Schools

Department of Education | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, September 4, 2014

Gov. Jack Markell and Secretary of Education Mark Murphy announced significant resources and support for the state’s six lowest-performing district schools, providing the opportunity for substantial changes in their approach to improve their students’ academic performance.




Task Force to Improve Planning for Students With Disabilities Prepares to Begin Work

Department of Education | Former Lt. Governor Matt Denn (2009-2014) | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Friday, July 25, 2014

Task Force Is Seeking Three Parents to Complete Membership WILMINGTON, Del.– Lieutenant Governor Matt Denn, chair of the state’s newly-formed IEP Improvement Task Force, announced today that the task force membership was near completion and that the state is seeking three more parents to serve on the task force. The task force was created by the […]




World Language Expansion Program Shows Growth, High Parent Satisfaction in Second Year

Department of Education | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 27, 2014

The second annual review of Governor Jack Markell’s world language immersion initiative, which seeks to give Delaware students an advantage in the global economy by ensuring their proficiency in a second language, reported continued growth, with about 1500 students expected to participate in 11 programs next school year