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.
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.
