Secretary of Education Susan Bunting today announced more than $458,000 in federal grants to expand high school career pathway programs and to support all youth in their pursuit of college and career-readiness coursework. The statewide Delaware Pathways initiative aims to prepare all students to excel in key industries that offer good jobs in today’s economy. The post Grants to expand …
Secretary of Education Susan Bunting welcomes the second cohort of her Teachers Advisory Council to gather feedback of educators from across the state. The post New members to join Teachers Advisory Council appeared first on State of Delaware News.
Hundreds of children, families, business and community leaders will come together throughout the state and nation Thursday at Lights On Afterschool events to celebrate the achievements of afterschool students and draw attention to the need for more afterschool programs to serve children nationwide who are unsupervised and at risk each weekday afternoon. The post Delaware celebrates Lights on Afterschool appeared …
Four Delaware teachers have been named as recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the highest recognition that K-12 mathematics and science teachers can receive for outstanding teaching in the United States. The finalists were honored last week at the national awards ceremony in Washington, DC. The post Top national mathematics, science teachers recognized …
On-demand translation and printable snapshots are among new upgrades released today to the Delaware Report Card. The post State releases updates to Delaware Report Card appeared first on State of Delaware News.
Vitelli, whose classes include a mix of students with disabilities and their typically developing peers, said all children are born with an innate drive and extraordinary ability to learn: “They have remarkable potential, which can be achieved by early intervention.” The post Colonial’s Rebecca Louise Vitelli named 2020 Delaware Teacher of the Year appeared first on State of Delaware News.
NEW CASTLE (Oct. 14, 2019) – Nearly two dozen students with disabilities, including clients of the Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Developmental Disabilities Services and the Division for the Visually Impaired, will participate in career-building experiences during the University of Delaware’s Disability Mentoring Day on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at various locations in […] The post Disability Mentoring …
The Delaware Department of Education invites the public to a meeting later this month to learn more about school-level financial reporting. The post Department of Education to host public meeting on school-level financial reporting appeared first on State of Delaware News.
The State Office of Volunteerism (SOV) and the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) are partnering with Stockings for Soldiers on a public donation campaign to collect items during October and November to send to members of the military serving overseas during the holidays. The post DHSS Now Collecting Donated Items to Benefit Stockings for Soldiers appeared first …
The annual Disability History and Awareness Month Poster Design Contest is sponsored by the Governor’s Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens with support from the Delaware Department of Education. To compete, the contest invites K-12 entrants (including charter, private and homeschool students) to celebrate Disability History and Awareness Month (October) by designing a poster showing how […] The post Calling all …
