Standardized tests are a reliable way to assess the educational processes of public schools, and those with low scores may have to revise their curricula. According to Delaware Online, some of the state’s worst-performing schools are set to receive federal help.
The federal Department of Education recently awarded a total of $5.8 million in educational grants to four school districts in Delaware. The money is being used to help underperforming schools achieve acceptable levels of student learning, stated the news source.
The media outlet claimed that the grants may only be used to improve the performance and learning activities of the school. Teachers may be able to achieve these goals through educational technology purchases, and those who choose to go this route may consider buying a STEM computer program, an iPad or a
DLP projector.
Delaware officials are hopeful the federal funds will empower the lagging schools to make positive changes.
"These schools have committed to ambitious reforms that required innovation and, at times, courage," Lillian Lowrey, Delaware’s secretary of education, said in a statement.
