2024 data from what’s referred to as the “Nation’s Report Card” was released Wednesday, and while there’s still critical underperformance, Delaware’s making slight improvement in test scores and proficiency rates. Delaware is nine points below the national average for scores in eighth-grade math and seven points below in eighth-grade reading. Fourth-grade math scores were four points less than the national …
Delaware Live asked 40 Delaware community leaders across political and business spectrums to look ahead at 2025. We got some great answers but were frankly disappointed by the number of responses. Perhaps next year. In the meantime, please feel free to post your thoughts in the Comments. You can also see what Milford’s Jo Schmeiser and Mark Whitfield had to …
In Delaware, 50 of the First State’s 200+ schools are on state-monitored improvement plans due to consistent underachievement. There are four categories of improvement plans depending on the number of years of poor performance, student demographics, and more. “I appreciate the intent of the report, but many of the struggles in our schools come from misguided policy at the legislative …
Every conversation with leaders from nine Delaware colleges and high schools about artificial intelligence’s presence in the classroom reveals unique ways the evolving technology is being used. It’s created a problem for schools and colleges wrestling with setting up their guardrails and adopting recent guidance published by the Delaware Department of Education. “AI has been in the education space for …
Delaware pours billions of dollars into education each year, only to receive stressful news like some of the lowest standardized test scores in the country. A number of Delaware nonprofits devoted to improving education in the state want to see more impact for the state in jobs, test scores and another areas. Some have specific focuses such as encouraging more …
Town halls set for all three counties will focus on education issues such as academic performance, parental rights, discipline and violence in schools. Sponsored by Citizens for Delaware Schools, the town halls set for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will feature Tanya Hettler, director of the Caesar Rodney Institute’s Center for Education Excellence, and Elana Fishbein of the national nonprofit No …
