No Gold Medal Here: U.S. is Lagging Behind Global Competitors in Commitment to Education, New Study Finds
In an era when the next generation will be expected to compete for jobs in a global economy, America’s commitment to education is waning while the growing economies of China and India are investing more than ever, according to a new report released today.
Climate Change Funding
The National Science Foundation has announced that it is funding a major initiative to help prepare educators in Maryland and Delaware to teach climate change science in the classroom.
Governor’s Weekly Message: World Languages for Worldwide Jobs
The Governor talks about Delaware’s first group of young students, kindergartners and first-graders, who begin learning in Spanish and in Chinese this year, as part of the state’s inaugural World Language Immersion program. The program will help students prepare to eventually compete for jobs in the global marketplace.
World Language Immersion Program Prepares To Launch
More than 340 Delaware kindergarteners this fall will begin their study of either Mandarin Chinese or Spanish in an elementary immersion program and be able to continue that study into middle school, thanks to the launch of the Governor’s World Language Expansion Initiative.
Delaware Division of the Arts invests $1.4 million in the arts sector for Fiscal Year 2013
The Delaware Division of the Arts announces the awarding of $1.4 million in grants for Fiscal Year 2013 to support nearly 100 arts initiatives throughout the state. Twenty-five communities across Delaware will receive grants to support arts programming and services, education, and related marketing and promotion.
