There are many topics that teachers and parents of school children may think about on a regular basis, from the safe use of the internet to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and how they will affect students’ learning. These subjects and more were recently discussed at the Delaware Parent-Teacher Association’s (PTA) 100th anniversary conference on November 12, the Brandywine East Community News reported.
This event, which was held at the Delaware School for the Deaf, managed to attract almost 100 state delegates, educators and parents, according to the news source. The conference’s theme was A Century of Voices, while Tom Carper, the U.S. senator for Delaware, opened the event talking about the importance of parental support.
Several other state officials spent the afternoon participating in a panel discussion on the CCSS, the news outlet stated. Delaware adopted the new Standards on August 19, 2010, and many students in the state have already been introduced to elements of their new curricula, according to Coastal Sussex Morning News.
"We have to set standards that allow our children to be globally competitive," Quinn Gray, president of the Delaware School Board, said, as quoted by the news source.
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