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No Longer a “D” for Delaware
Early Childhood Education, News, Policy and Practice
February 2nd, 2012
It’s been a busy couple of years for education policymakers, especially when it comes to “teacher quality.” And with all the recent apprehension about teacher evaluation and DPAS II—and all the revisions that have occurred—it’s easy to forget about the progress we’ve made. But the fact of the matter is that we have made...VIEW ARTICLE
It’s Time to Reassess…Our Homes
February 1st, 2012
A recent push by the City of Rehoboth Beach to reassess properties in the sea-side community highlights a long-simmering problem with municipal finance in general and school finance in particular in Delaware: the burden of local property taxes is unequally spread from one property owner to the next. While Rehoboth Beach’s proposal would...VIEW ARTICLE
Mediocre Isn’t Good Enough
January 31st, 2012
On Tuesday, Jan. 31, the Fordham Institute released its “State of the State” analysis on science content standards across the country. They have done this before—earlier last year they reviewed Delaware’s Social Studies standards (we didn’t do very well), and in 2010 they reviewed ELA (we failed) and math (we got a B). With such a spotty...VIEW ARTICLE