BY NOW, YOU MAY KNOW THAT DELAWARE IS ONE IN FOUR STATES THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL STATE RESOURCES TO ENGLISH LEARNERS—STUDENTS WHO COME FROM NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING HOMES AND BACKGROUNDS. You may also know that less than three out of four (72 percent) of Delaware English learners graduate high school compared to 85 percent of […]

Arsht-Cannon Fund Invests in Innovative Collaboration To Help Delaware’s Latino Youth and Families Thrive Supported by a $200,000 grant from the Delaware Community Foundation’s Arsht-Cannon Fund (ACF), a new and growing network of collaborating nonprofit and educational organizations is inspiring hope and driving change for Latinos in Sussex County. La Colectiva de Delaware (The Delaware […]

In 2017, the Delaware Hispanic Commission, the Arsht-Cannon Fund, Delaware English Language Learners Teachers and Advocates, and the Rodel Foundation of Delawareset out to better understand the English learner population in Delaware. Their efforts resulted in a fact sheet series that aims to raise overall knowledge of this population of students, while also drawing attention to the urgent need for Delaware […]

GEORGETOWN, Del.-  It’s a place where the joy of summer vacation and education come together. “Tyler’s Camp is so near and dear to our hearts because it is everything that we know that uplifts and lights kids up about who they are and what is possible,” said Catherine Lindroth, president and CEO of the Summer […]