The state of Delaware has a new secretary of education, and she’s been plucked from her role as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. Cindy Marten will replace current secretary Mark Holodick, leaving an agency that President-Elect Donald Trump has sworn to close. “I am honored to join Governor-elect Meyer’s team and help lead Delaware’s public schools into a …
This Week’s Top Stories Include Meet Shelby Borst: William Penn social studies teacher and the DE Teacher of the Year Book it now: Delaware Author Fair starts a new chapter in literary events Four Youth takes long-term ‘quality over quantity’ approach to helping kids achieve Mark Whitfield to retire next May as Milford City Manager Salesianum School adds 5 to …
During the first three years that nonprofit First State Educate has been at work in Delaware, it focused on finding school board candidates and supporting them in campaigns as a means to improve state education. While it remains the only state nonprofit to focus on building the capacity of school boards, the agency has begun to branch out. Now it: …
This Week’s Top Stories Include Plans underway to raise tolls on Delaware Memorial Bridge First State Educate, Scripps agree to new Spelling Bee Walgreens in Trolley Square closing Meyer signs third gun law for NCCo DSU ranks in top 3 of public HBCUs for 5th straight year Week 3 Premier PT Player of the Week, Conrad’s Atallian Click on the …
D-E-L-A-W-A-R-E, Delaware. A state education group has partnered with the world-renowned and televised Scripps National Spelling Bee to host the state bee and encourage students who wouldn’t normally participate to do so. First State Educate is set to become a regional partner for the competition and the statewide sponsor for Delaware. The group’s 2025 Regional Spelling Bee will prioritize opportunities …
A state education group wants the public to know how to look through student data and decipher what it means, just a couple weeks after the state released its test scores, which are once again very low. RELATED: State test scores show 33% proficiency in math, 40% ELA Thursday’s meeting was the latest in a series of monthly webinars intended …
This Week’s Review Includes: State test scores show 33% proficiency in math, 40% ELA Sussex County mourns death of firefighter at crash site Crumbl opens new store in Prices Corner Shopping Center Some voters can choose a primary on election day NCCVT celebrates $10.5 million energy initiative St. Mark’s DiGennaro named state track coach of year Click on the image …
