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Governor’s World Language Expansion Program Receives Plaudits after First Year

A 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, showed that parents and a third party evaluator gave the effort high marks for its first year.




Delaware Student Assessment Scores Show Progress, While Highlighting Challenges

The 2013 Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS) student assessment results released show overall progress across a two-year period, while highlighting areas that require the most attention moving forward.




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.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Making Progress for Delaware’s Future

In his weekly message, Governor Markell provides an overview of the work accomplished during the most recent legislative session.




Markell Signs Budget Capping Legislative Session that Strengthens Delaware Schools, Business Climate, Public Safety and Equality

Surrounded by lawmakers, Governor Jack Markell signed a balanced fiscal year 2014 budget to cap a session that invested in job creation and greater opportunities for all Delawareans and included long sought reforms in education and public safety.







 Pages Tagged With: "education"

Governor’s World Language Expansion Program Receives Plaudits after First Year

A 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, showed that parents and a third party evaluator gave the effort high marks for its first year.




Delaware Student Assessment Scores Show Progress, While Highlighting Challenges

The 2013 Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS) student assessment results released show overall progress across a two-year period, while highlighting areas that require the most attention moving forward.




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.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Making Progress for Delaware’s Future

In his weekly message, Governor Markell provides an overview of the work accomplished during the most recent legislative session.




Markell Signs Budget Capping Legislative Session that Strengthens Delaware Schools, Business Climate, Public Safety and Equality

Surrounded by lawmakers, Governor Jack Markell signed a balanced fiscal year 2014 budget to cap a session that invested in job creation and greater opportunities for all Delawareans and included long sought reforms in education and public safety.