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State wins federal grant to start special education administrator certification program

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The Delaware Department of Education and the University of Delaware will launch a certification program for special education administrators as part of the state’s development of administrator pipelines. The post State wins federal grant to start special education administrator certification program appeared first on State of Delaware News.

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Three Delaware schools earn national Blue Ribbon honors

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Three Delaware schools are among the 362 schools that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recognized today as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2019. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. The post Three Delaware schools earn national Blue Ribbon honors appeared first on State of Delaware News.

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Department of Education to release millions of new records to open data portal

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The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) is releasing close to 10 million new data records to Delaware’s Open Data Portal. The current DDOE education data sets will be replaced by 15 new sets covering both educator and student aggregate data spanning 2015-2019. This data release greatly expands the education data provided on the portal and is designed to allow for …

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Annual Disability Awareness Poster Contest

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  Dover, Delaware – October is disability history and awareness month in Delaware. The Governor’s Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens (GACEC) will once again host a Disability History poster contest. The annual Disability History poster contest provides kindergarten through 12th grade students an opportunity to convey their thoughts about disability awareness issues through art. Posters […] The post Annual Disability …

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Delaware ranks third in the nation in FAFSA completion

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Delaware students and families rank third in the nation in filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, according to new data released by the National College Access Network. Completion rates serve as early indicators of post-secondary access and success. The post Delaware ranks third in the nation in FAFSA completion appeared first on State of Delaware …