In the first State of the State address of his second term, Delaware Governor Jack Markell began his speech by underscoring the necessity of improving Delaware’s public education system as a foundation to ensuring a successful future for Delaware in an increasingly diverse and competitive world. He focused on four areas: Increasing the rigor of [...]
Delaware is currently in the middle of administering the Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) Survey, as part of its Teaching Conditions Initiative in its Race to the Top plan. The TELL Survey is the first statewide opportunity for educators to provide input on teaching conditions such as: time during the day for collaborative instructional [...]
The Delaware Office of Early Learning has released three Requests for Proposals to support improving the quality of early childhood services, particularly those for children who are most at-risk. Each project is linked to participation in Delaware Stars for Early Success, the state’s quality rating and improvement system. Proposals from interested partners must be submitted no [...]
Digital Learning Day is right around the corner on February 6th. Digital Learning Day is a national campaign that celebrates teachers and shines a spotlight on successful instructional practice and effective use of technology in classrooms across the country. If you are hearing about online, blended, or hybrid learning, there are a growing number of [...]
The Delaware Office of Early Learning is seeking applications for participation in its new initiative, the Delaware Readiness Team (DEL Team). These teams will work with parents, teachers, and providers in the community to build partnerships that support the needs of young children. DEL Teams bring together community leaders to promote a multifaceted community approach [...]
The Delaware Department of Education recently launched the Education Insight Dashboard Portal, fulfilling components of the Vision 2015 plan as well as one of Delaware’s Race to the Top pledges to put relevant and actionable data at teachers’ fingertips. Accessible from any location, the portal provides educators instant access to not only their students’ assessment [...]
Education in The First State: Positioned to Lead The Fifth Annual University of Delaware Knowledge-Based Partnerships Forum on Public Education <br/ >We are excited to announce that registration is now open for this year’s annual Vision 2015 conference, to be held on Wednesday, October 17 at Clayton Hall on the University of Delaware’s Newark campus. [...]
The Delaware Department of Education recently announced the final results of the state assessment, Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS). In June, we shared optimistic news about the preliminary results, yet the final results are even more promising: compared to one year ago, 10,000 additional children are proficient in reading and more than 9,000 additional are [...]
Vision 2015 would like to commend a number of schools that have demonstrated through their DCAS results that they are “beating the odds.” These schools have a low-income student population that is greater than the state average and out-performed the state on math and reading DCAS. These schools demonstrate that zip codes don’t have to [...]
Public voting began for the 15 iEducate Delaware finalists on August 15. iEducate Delaware is an initiative of the Rodel Foundation, recognizing unsung heroes — teachers, school leaders, community leaders — who are making a positive impact on public education in Delaware. The program celebrates the stories of the innovative, meaningful work being done (sometimes [...]
