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Helping to Solve the State’s Teacher Shortage

March 30, 2023
The College of Education and Liberal Arts (COELA) is a leader in helping resolve Delaware’s teacher shortage. The state’s public elementary and secondary schools had more than 500 openings at the beginning of the academic year, attributed, in part, to a spike in teacher retirements during the pandemic. Dr. Stacie Zdrojewski Dr. Stacie Zdrojewski, Clinical Studies chair, is participating in a…
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WilmU Alumna Named 2023 Delaware Teacher of the Year

October 18, 2022
Photo courtesy of the Delaware Department of Education Congratulations to Ashley Lockwood! On October 11, Ashley Lockwood, fifth-grade immersion teacher at Milford’s Lulu Ross Elementary School, was announced as Delaware’s 2023 Teacher of the Year. The announcement…
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Wilmington University Leads Delaware Team in National Study of Teacher Certification Requirements

April 1, 2021
Delaware will join a national consortium to study how teacher certification and licensure requirements can better attract teacher candidates. Wilmington University has been designated to lead the Delaware team, with Dr. Michele Brewer, Chair of the Office of Technology, Assessment, and Compliance in the University’s College of Education as the state team’s chairperson. “Everyone involved in…
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