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Delaware Releases Results For 2015 State Assessments

Smarter Balanced scores set new baseline for students’ progress toward college and career readiness Statewide assessment results released today provide a new baseline for how Delaware students are performing in English language arts and mathematics. The 2015 Smarter Balanced Assessment results are the first ever scores for the test, which is aligned with the Common […]



Delaware Educators Celebrate the Transformation of Student Learning

Nearly 400 educators packed a large auditorium at Dover Downs to showcase how they are engaging their students more deeply in learning, using techniques and strategies they picked up by participating in the Department of Education’s rigorous, year-long professional learning experience called Common Ground.



Governors Launch Partnership in Support of Higher Standards to Raise Student Achievement

Governor Jack Markell joined Bipartisan Policy Center’s (BPC) Governors’ Council, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and the Hunt Institute to launch an effort supporting the goals of the Common Core State Standards.



State Announces Almost $1.5 Million in District, Charter Grants for Innovative Improvement Projects

The Delaware Department of Education announced 14 grants to schools and districts across the state. Totaling almost $1.5 million, they will fund innovative practices and projects proposed by teachers and education leaders to support increased academic student growth.



Delaware Takes the Lead in Tackling College Readiness and Retention

Governor Jack Markell and Secretary of Education Mark Murphy joined researchers from the Strategic Data Project (SDP), a program of the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University, to release findings on Delaware students’ college readiness, enrollment and retention.






 Pages Tagged With: "CommonCore"

Delaware Releases Results For 2015 State Assessments

Smarter Balanced scores set new baseline for students’ progress toward college and career readiness Statewide assessment results released today provide a new baseline for how Delaware students are performing in English language arts and mathematics. The 2015 Smarter Balanced Assessment results are the first ever scores for the test, which is aligned with the Common […]



Delaware Educators Celebrate the Transformation of Student Learning

Nearly 400 educators packed a large auditorium at Dover Downs to showcase how they are engaging their students more deeply in learning, using techniques and strategies they picked up by participating in the Department of Education’s rigorous, year-long professional learning experience called Common Ground.



Governors Launch Partnership in Support of Higher Standards to Raise Student Achievement

Governor Jack Markell joined Bipartisan Policy Center’s (BPC) Governors’ Council, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and the Hunt Institute to launch an effort supporting the goals of the Common Core State Standards.



State Announces Almost $1.5 Million in District, Charter Grants for Innovative Improvement Projects

The Delaware Department of Education announced 14 grants to schools and districts across the state. Totaling almost $1.5 million, they will fund innovative practices and projects proposed by teachers and education leaders to support increased academic student growth.



Delaware Takes the Lead in Tackling College Readiness and Retention

Governor Jack Markell and Secretary of Education Mark Murphy joined researchers from the Strategic Data Project (SDP), a program of the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University, to release findings on Delaware students’ college readiness, enrollment and retention.