Twenty-one State Employees and their Family Members Awarded Art Honors
Delaware Division of the Arts | Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Correction | Department of Education | Department of Labor | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2015
The Awards Show and Closing Reception will be held at Delaware State University’s Arts Center/Gallery on March 14, 2015, 1-3 p.m. Secretary of State Jeffrey W. Bullock and Division of the Arts Deputy Director Kristin Pleasanton will preside at the Awards Ceremony.
Partnership Gives Teacher Prep Students Year-Long Classroom Residency
Department of Education | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Aspiring teachers are spending an entire school year working side-by-side with veteran teachers as part of a new partnership between Wilmington University and the Capital, Indian River and Red Clay Consolidated school districts.
World Language Immersion Program Expands for 2015-16 School Year
Department of Education | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Next fall, more than 2,300 kindergarten through third grade students will be enrolled in Governor Jack Markell’s World Language Expansion Initiative, as six more schools across the state begin offering students the opportunity to participate in an elementary immersion program studying either Mandarin Chinese or Spanish.
Schools Make Gains, Exit Turnaround Programs
Department of Education | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | 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) | Newsroom | 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.
