Reward, Recognition and Continued Excellence schools named
Posted On Thursday, October 11, 2012 By USA Education News. Under DELAWARE Tags: Delaware Department of Education, Lieutenant Governor Matt Denn, Reward
Lieutenant Governor Matt Denn was joined by Department of Education Secretary Mark Murphy to announce the 2012 winners of the state’s Reward, Recognition and Distinguished Title I Schools and Schools of Continued Excellence Awards.
These awards, created by legislation spearheaded by the Lt. Governor and passed by the Delaware General Assembly ...
Federal funds available for meals served in day care settings
Posted On Tuesday, October 9, 2012 By USA Education News. Under DELAWARE Tags: CACFP, day care, Delaware Department of Education, Federal funds, nutritious
Federal funds are available to help child and adult day care providers in Delaware serve nutritious, healthy meals to children and adults in their facilities. Started in 1968, the Child and Adult Care Food Program provided reimbursement for more than 16 million meals and snacks served to Delaware residents in ...
19 outstanding teachers honored, 1 to be named State Teacher of the Year for 2013
Posted On Friday, October 5, 2012 By USA Education News. Under DELAWARE Tags: Jennifer O’Keefe, Michele McKenzie, outstanding teachers honored, Sean P. Kenney, Stefanie Ralph
Nineteen Delaware teachers have been nominated for the honor of being named Delaware’s Teacher of the Year for 2013. Selected from among the 9,000 public school teachers in the state, each nominee represents one of the state’s 19 school districts.
Gov. Jack Markell will announce the winner on Tuesday, Oct. 23, ...
People's Court Judge Milian discusses her career and culture with UD audience
Posted On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 By USA Education News. Under DELAWARE Tags: Campus Alliance de La Raza, Center for Black Culture, HOLA, Multicultural Greek Congress, Office of Equity and Inclusion, SPIT, Student Life
Judge Marilyn Milian of the People's Court television show tells UD students to not let anyone "put a ceiling on you or paralyze you with fear."
Oct. 2, 2012--Judge Marilyn Milian from the People’s Court visited the University of Delaware on Monday, Oct. 1, as part of the Latino Heritage Month Extravaganza.
Milian ...
Coaches from around world participate in Olympic enrichment program
Posted On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 By USA Education News. Under DELAWARE Tags: ICECP, Olympic enrichment program
Oct. 2, 2012--The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), the University of Delaware and the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Olympic Solidarity department are partnering for the fifth edition of the International Coaching Enrichment Certification Program (ICECP), welcoming 31 national coaches representing five continents, 31 countries and 11 sports.
The program began at UD ...
Researchers to come together to explore energy, life science challenges and solutions
Posted On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 By USA Education News. Under DELAWARE Tags: Energy and Life Sciences, Technology and Advanced Research, Thomas M. Connelly
Oct. 1, 2012--Two research powerhouses, Fraunhofer and the University of Delaware, are joining forces to host their first technology summit, “Energy and Life Sciences — Solutions for Sustainability,” on Oct. 29–30.
The first day is a full-day conference at UD’s Clayton Hall Conference Center. The second day will feature laboratory tours and follow-up ...
October's message: Information security is everyone's responsibility
Posted On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 By USA Education News. Under DELAWARE Tags: National Cyber Security, National Cyber Security Awareness Month, NSCAM
Oct. 1, 2012--Since 2004, EDUCAUSE, the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and other national organizations have declared October to be National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NSCAM), and the University of Delaware has joined in this annual effort to promote cyber security.
This year, UD Information Technologies (IT) is making the “stay safe online” ...
Delaware teachers say time to plan together, data coach help valuable
Posted On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 By USA Education News. Under DELAWARE Tags: Data Coach Project, Delaware teachers, RTTT
Delaware teachers feel the 90 minutes of weekly time to plan together with colleagues and data coaches is helping them build useful skills and giving them more confidence in making instructional decisions based on data, according to the results of a state survey of educators across Delaware.
The weekly time – also ...
Employee survey puts UD fourth in the nation as a top place to work
Posted On Saturday, September 29, 2012 By USA Education News. Under DELAWARE
Sept. 28, 2012--The University of Delaware has been ranked fourth in the nation in a listing of the top 10 colleges to work for, according to an article in Forbes magazine.
With a No. 4 ranking, UD was rated ahead of Carnegie Mellon, Texas A & M, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ...
Shaping cyber security education
Posted On Saturday, September 29, 2012 By USA Education News. Under DELAWARE Tags: Errol Lloyd, Harford Community College, National Science Foundation, NSF grant
UD launches regional initiative to expand cyber security training in Delaware, Maryland
U.S. Rep. John Carney and U.S. Sen. Chris Coons talk with students preparing for a cyber security challenge competition.
Sept. 28, 2012--Ensuring the security of the world's and our own nation's computers and networks is a key national challenge.
The ...
College Board Releases Annual State SAT Score Results
Posted On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 By USA Education News. Under DELAWARE
Sep 24, 2012
Today, the College Board, which administers the SAT, released state reports. For Delaware, the report covers two distinct student populations: public school students who as juniors took the Universal SAT administered during the school day in April and those for the Class of 2012.
Universal SAT Report
In April 2011 ...
Corporate Events, on Campus
Posted On Tuesday, September 18, 2012 By USA Education News. Under DELAWARE Tags: Corporate Events, David E. Arnold, Kristin Kurie, PKF Consulting East Coast
September 17, 2012
The description of the meeting center was effusive: “The conference center has a million-dollar panoramic view of the Manhattan skyline that will leave you breathless.”
But this was not for some fancy hotel. It was for the center at Montclair State University in New Jersey, less than 20 miles ...
DSU Moves Up to 13th in the Annual HBCU Rankings
Posted On Saturday, September 15, 2012 By USA Education News. Under DELAWARE Tags: Elizabeth City University, Harry Lee Williams, Historically Black Colleges, Morgan State University
Delaware State University has moved up to 13th among 80 Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the country in the annual ranking released today
DSU President Harry L. Williams said he expects DSU to continue moving up in the rankings in the future as well.
DSU was tied last year with South ...
DSU Arts Center/Gallery Exhibits Works of George Lorio
Posted On Saturday, September 15, 2012 By USA Education News. Under DELAWARE Tags: George Lorio, University's Arts Center
George Lorio, an DSU associate professor of art, has 13 sculpture and installation works on display at the University's Arts Center/Gallery until Sept. 21.
Delaware State University’s Arts Center/Gallery is featuring the work of art faculty member George Lorio in a show entitled “Current Work” until Sept. 21.
The exhibition at ...
New charter framework to strengthen state oversight, support of schools
Posted On Saturday, September 15, 2012 By USA Education News. Under DELAWARE Tags: Delaware Department of Education, Dover Charter School
Date: Sep 14, 2012
The State Board of Education and Delaware Department of Education will release the state’s new performance-based accountability system to evaluate and support the charter schools it authorizes at 11 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 20 during an event at Academy of Dover Charter School, 104 Saulsbury Road in Dover. The public and ...
Classroom Interaction Technology
Posted On Wednesday, September 12, 2012 By USA Education News. Under DELAWARE, FEATURED Tags: Classroom Interaction, student engagement tool
Clickers rapidly gaining popularity as 'go-to' student engagement tool
11:51 a.m., Sept. 11, 2012--The need to increase student engagement is on the rise and affects faculty members at all points in their careers. At the University of Delaware, clickers are the “go-to” tool for connecting students to course content.
Peter Rees, associate ...
Flexible Spending Account vendor announces enhanced online services
Posted On Wednesday, September 12, 2012 By USA Education News. Under DELAWARE Tags: ASIFlex, Flexible Spending Account
7:58 a.m., Sept. 11, 2012--The University of Delaware’s Flexible Spending Account (FSA) vendor, ASIFlex, has announced an enhanced online account system that allows participating employees to establish a username and password when accessing the website.
Individuals will be required to use their personal identification number (PIN) the first time in order ...
Wesley Senior to Receive Award
Posted On Monday, September 10, 2012 By USA Education News. Under DELAWARE
09.10.2012
Senior biological chemistry major Aaron Givens will receive the 2012 Delaware-American Chemical Society Undergraduate Chemistry Award at their Education Awards Banquet on Thursday, September 27, 2012, at the DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, De. Givens has completed three undergraduate research projects in Professor of Chemistry Dr. Malcolm D'Souza's laboratory, including ...
