State of Delaware secondary Archives: on Education
Jack Markell:
Common Core Standards including world language immersion
We made the difficult choice to raise our academic standards for the world our children will live in. Teachers across the state are transitioning to the Common Core Standards, a set of uniform, higher standards that will better prepare our students
for the global economy. As we move to these higher standards, fewer of our students will meet them initially. It is not an easy change, but it is one we must make, and our students will rise to the challenge.Thanks to another investment, 10,000
Delaware students will participate in a world language immersion program over the next decade. 340 students started the program this year. For example, at McIlvane Early Learning Center in Magnolia, 100 kindergartners spend half their school day
learning science, social studies and math in Chinese. One of the Chinese teachers there had a goal for her students to be able to count to 100 by the end of the school year; they accomplished that by November.
Source: 2013 Del. State of the State speech
Jan 17, 2013
Ruth Ann Minner:
Include abstinence AND contraception in sex ed
Indicate which principles you support regarding education. - Provide state funding for tax incentives and financial aid to help make college more affordable.
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Support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods.
- Require school districts to offer full-day kindergarten.
Source: 2004 Del. Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2004
Ruth Ann Minner:
More funding for teachers & school infrastructure
Indicate which principles you support regarding education. - Increase state funds for school capital improvements (e.g. buildings and infrastructure).
- Increase state funds for hiring additional teachers &
increasing teacher salaries.
- Increase funding for Head Start programs.
- Minner adds, "Support teacher training, merit pay & assessment "
Source: 2004 Del. Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test
Nov 1, 2004
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