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Governor:Jack Markell
Secretary of Education:Lillian Lowery
Quality Counts state grade:C+
Pre-K-12 enrollment:129,403
Number of school districts:38
Number of public schools:214
Number of public school teachers:8,933
Unadjusted education spending per student:$12,222
Percent minority students:49.9%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:47.6%
Percent of students with disabilities:14.4%
Percent of English-language learners:5.3%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:38.6%
8th grade math:31.9%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:36.1%
8th grade reading:32.7%

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Delaware and Utah are funding foreign-language instruction at the elementary level in hopes of fostering achievement and economic growth.
November 30, 2012 - Education Week
The $33 million, multiyear grants come as climate change is identified in a draft of common standards as an important topic for students.
August 28, 2012 - Education Week
Teacher evaluation proves among the toughest issues as Hawaii seeks to put its $75 million Race to the Top grant into effect.
December 13, 2011 - Education Week
The scramble is on to meet ambitious goals as Race to the Top implementation ramps up.
May 24, 2011 - Education Week
Here are summaries of recent annual addresses by governors around the country.
April 28, 2009 - Education Week
November 26, 2008 - Education Week
Delaware rolls out a new method to judge performance of principals and district-level administrators that ties leadership to student achievement.
June 9, 2008 - Education Week
The Department of Education last week added three more states to a pilot program that evaluates schools under the federal No Child Left Behind Act based in part on the growth individual students make over time.
November 10, 2006 - Education Week

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