Senate Confirms Dr. Steven Godowsky as Delaware’s Education Secretary
Department of Education | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2015
The Delaware Senate has confirmed the nomination of Dr. Steven Godowsky to serve as Secretary of the Delaware Department of Education, succeeding Mark Murphy, who ended his tenure.
Delaware Leads Nation in Graduation Rate Gains
Department of Education | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Delaware made the greatest gains in high school graduation rates between 2013 and 2014, the U.S. Department of Education announced.
Inmates earn diplomas through prison education program
Department of Correction | Department of Education | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Wearing black caps and gowns over their white prison jumpsuits, 10 men earned their high school diplomas today. The graduates from the James H. Groves Adult High School at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna are among 30 inmates across the state who are celebrating graduations through the Department of Education’s prison education program this spring.
Teachers Lead Shift to Next Generation Science Standards
Department of Education | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, May 15, 2015
Nearly 200 teachers gather to celebrate their work to transform science education in Delaware Dover – During the past year, 95 of Delaware’s leading teachers revised their lessons and teaching styles to give their students more opportunities to work like scientists: creating hypotheses, conducting experiments, thinking through the results, collaborating with other students and communicating […]
Delaware Colleges Say Smarter Balanced Assessments Are Good Measure Of College Readiness
Department of Education | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Four institutions of higher education in Delaware—the University of Delaware, Delaware Technical Community College, Delaware State University and Wilmington University—all have said students’ scores on the state’s new 11th grade Smarter Assessments are a good measure of college readiness and will be accepted in lieu of a separate placement test, Gov. Jack Markell announced.
