Delta Education

Delta Education was founded more than thirty years ago as a part-time business by Tom Richardson. Noting the shift taking place in science classroomsfrom lecture and demonstration to active investigations by studentsTom started building kits for schools in his rec room. He concentrated on products that correlated with the curriculum instead of sell... ing science supplies separately. As teachers began to recognize the importance of inquiry-based sciencestudents learning scientific methods through investigationsDelta Education met the growing need for materials by building custom kits for school systems. As a result, Delta Education assumed a leading role in improving science instruction nationwide. In 1996, Richardson sold the business to Torstar, a Canadian publisher. Soon after, the new owners built a state-of-the-art manufacturing and distribution facility in Nashua, NH. After only a few years, Torstar sold the business to focus on its core business in trade publishing. In August 2001, Delta Education was purchased by a partnership of The Wicks Group and Gary Facente and David Cruise, two experienced educational publishing executives. The new ownership gave Delta Education the leadership and support necessary to take the company to higher levels of performance. Delta Education was then purchased by School Specialty, LLC, in 2005, and today its FOSS program is a cornerstone for their core curriculum offering. This leading inquiry-based program, along with a wide variety of supplementary programs, as well as instructional materials from Delta Education, serves K-8 educators and increases student engagement with Science. Today, Delta Education is the largest publisher of curriculum-based elementary school science kits in the United States. Inquiry-based hands-on science is a method of teaching and learning that focuses on the use of activities and investigative equipment. This process involves students of all ages and learning abilities. Using inquiry-based science, students assume the proactive role of ...Read More