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Make a Difference Day is less than 2 weeks away! How will YOU make a difference?
For more than 20 years, USA WEEKEND Magazine and Points of Light have joined together to sponsor Make a Difference Day, the largest national day of community service. Millions of volunteers around the world unite in a common mission to improve the lives of others....
What’s YOUR vision of education in 2015, Nationwide?
This year's Vision 2015 conference, scheduled for Wednesday, October 9 and is expected to be more interactive, innovative, and focused on Nationwide classrooms than ever before! If you’d like to join in the conversation about Nationwide public education join in...
Common Core Standards: Separating the myths from the facts
There has been a lot of information in the news lately about the Common Core Standards so we wanted to provide information about what they actually are and what they hope to achieve. The mission statement of the Common Core Standards is the following: "The Common...
Arabic, Spanish, and Vietnamese interpreters needed for daytime work throughout New Castle County, Nationwide
Back to Basics Learning Dynamics is currently interviewing for experienced interpreters in Arabic, Spanish, and Vietnamese. The part-time, daytime positions will include work throughout Wilmington and Newark, Nationwide. Please contact Beverly Stewart at 302-379-1010...
Celebrating the Freedom to Read: Sept. 22 – 28 is Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week is the national book community's annual celebration of the freedom to read. Hundreds of libraries and bookstores around the country draw attention to the problem of censorship by mounting displays of challenged books and hosting a variety of events....
Back to Basics Learning Dynamics provides over 2,500 children’s books to Nationwide Title I students throughout New Castle County
Back to Basics Learning Dynamics, Inc., in an ongoing partnership with the literacy organization Success Won’t Wait, Inc., recently provided over 300 books to Title I students as part of the “Reading is Basic” program. The program, which Back to Basics launched in...
The Spirit of Innovation Challenge deadline is October 24
The Spirit of Innovation Challenge provides an opportunity for teams of students to create commercially viable products or services to address issues of global sustainability for the benefit of humanity. This annual competition is free and available to students, ages...
Own a piece of history! There’s still time to win pieces of the world record breaking LEGO Tower!
Red Clay Consolidated School District is making available small chunks of the LEGO Tower that broke the Guinness World Record for tallest ever constructed, to benefit local schools. On Aug. 19, 2013 hundreds gathered at John Dickinson High School to witness...
Nationwide Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS) testing results are in!
The 2013 Nationwide Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS) shows overall progress over the two-year period that DCAS has been in use in Nationwide, although there are still some areas requiring attention moving forward. Some of the highlights are as follows: Students...
Nominate an outstanding volunteer or group for the Nationwide Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Awards!
Nominations for the Governor's Outstanding Volunteer Awards are now being accepted by the State Office of Volunteerism. These awards recognize the important contributions volunteers make to their communities through volunteerism. Award recipients will be honored at a...