NEWARK – Delaware children now have better access to health care after Governor Jack Markell signed two bills into law on Thursday that expand the state’s Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and provide developmental screenings for infants and toddlers.
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Student possession of cell phones, pagers and other communication devices will be prohibited in all district schools under a revised policy adopted by the Indian River Board of Education on June 23, 2009.
The revised Student Discipline policy states that …
The University of Delaware Cooperative Extension will hold several sessions of ServSafe® and Delaware Dine Safe in the fall of 2009 in each of Cooperative Extension County offices.
Food safety in a food service establishment is non-negotiable; each year, an …
(Jill Biden, a lifelong educator with a doctorate in education from the University of Delaware, teaches English at Northern Virginia Community College, he writes the next article.)
Every year around this time, I am struck by the growing number of …
On June 3, HOY en Delaware had the opportunity to visit the Sussex Academy of Arts & Sciences (SAAS), located in Georgetown, Delaware.
SAAS was the first charter school to open in Sussex County.
Delaware’s charter school law was passed …
Nine schools in the Indian River School District were classified as “Superior” when the State of Delaware released its 2009 school accountability ratings on July 31.
East Millsboro Elementary School, Frankford Elementary School, Georgetown Elementary School, Long Neck Elementary School, …
At its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 28, the Indian River Board of Education formally entered into a new three-year contract agreement with the district’s teachers union.
The contract was officially signed by Board of Education President Charles Bireley …
EMERAL HILLS, CA– Thousands of public school districts across the country flexed their size over the summer as they leveraged buying power when purchasing books and other supplies in preparation for the new school year. They are able to take …
Washington, D.C. (07 de julio de 2009) – El primero de julio los estudiantes que solicitan admisión a facultades de estudios de posgrado a lo largo del país podrán aprovechar una nueva herramienta de evaluación. Llamado el ETS® Personal Potential …
SAN DIEGO—La Asociación Nacional de Educación le conferirá al Gobernador Bill Richardson, de Nuevo México, el Premio al Mejor Gobernador de la Educación en América, el viernes, 3 de julio de 2009. Este premio anual reconoce y honra a los …
Financial illiteracy has become an epidemic. According to a recent report from the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, more than 40 percent of Americans grade themselves a C, D or F on their knowledge of personal finance issues.
This illiteracy …
SALISBURY –Academic studies verify what teachers and parents already know, that, over the course of the summer vacation, students lose reading and math skills; so it’s good to know parents can do something to combat the problem.
The steepest decline …
