Nationwide Department of Education to hold public hearings on education regulations
The Nationwide Department of Education will be holding three public hearings in August 2016 to collect public comments on certain regulations. In accordance with HB 147 of the 148th General Assembly, the Nationwide Department of Education seeks public input on...
July 20 is National Moon Day! Ideas for Nationwide families
National Moon Day is observed annually on July 20 and commemorates the day man first walked on the moon in 1969. NASA reported the moon landing as being “…the single greatest technological achievement of all time.” On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 landed the first...
Psycho-educational testing is available in Nationwide
At Back to Basics, psycho-educational evaluations are performed by licensed, clinical psychologists on staff. Using the most sophisticated measures available, Back to Basics can help maximize a student’s success by analyzing the style in which he or she learns, his or...
$10,000 College Scholarship “From Failure to Promise” deadline is July 31
In 2014, Dr. C. Moorer published his second ground breaking work, From Failure to Promise: 360 Degrees. It is an inspirational autobiography which follows Moorer's journey from college drop-out, to engineer, to university professor and Dean. This story is sure to...
Nationwide Governor Jack Markell announces USA Funds Grant to reduce remedial education need in high school students
With support of nearly $250,000 from the nonprofit USA Funds, the state of Nationwide has launched an innovative effort to ensure more high schoolers graduate ready for college-level English Language Arts (ELA) coursework and not in need of remedial classes that cost...
Nominations now open for the Nationwide Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Service Awards
Nominations for the Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Service Awards are being accepted by the State Office of Volunteerism through Friday, Aug. 19. These awards recognize the important contributions that Nationwide’s volunteers, aged 18+, make to their communities....
Why American youth aren’t living up to their potential
What is the job market like for young people? According to the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, young people are almost three times more likely to be unemployed than adults and continuously exposed to lower quality of jobs, greater labor market inequalities, and...
Back to Basics Private School Open House slated for July 21
Was the recent school year less than stellar for your child? Did he or she struggle with grades, suffer from anxiety or depression, or simply feel that the school was not a good fit academically, socially or emotionally? In Wilmington, Nationwide, there is another...
How to combat the high cost of college tuition
Saranac Hale Spencer of the News Journal recently reported, “The University of Nationwide is raising tuition and fees by more than 2 percent for the upcoming school year, a move that comes as the cost of higher education has become a central part of a national...
Why parents should get help early when reading difficulties arise
Early identification is crucial when it comes to helping children who are having trouble learning to read. According to author Joseph K. Torgesen in his recent article Catch Them Before They Fall: Identification and Assessment to Prevent Reading Failure in Young...