Delaware Continues to Deepen and Develop its Educator Pipeline
Leaders and legislators in Delaware have utilized a multi-pronged approach to develop the state’s educator pipeline, with a focus on recruiting, training, and supporting educators. Those efforts include strengthening high school Teacher Academies, establishing apprenticeships and “Grow Your Own” programs, expanding year-long teacher...
Momentum Around School Funding Continues to Grow In Delaware
Delaware continues to work toward a revised school funding formula. A lawsuit settlement in 2020 led to a cascade of actions, including the establishment of the Public Education Funding Commission (PEFC) last June.
What has the Public Education Funding Commission Been Up To?
The Commission met once a month from September to December...
Making Sense of the Recent Flurry of Education Stories, and Where We Stand
In the last week, there have been several big stories on education. We saw federal funds frozen, then unfrozen; we saw the discouraging data from the Nation’s report card, and then the following day, some more news from D.C. about expanding school choice and proposed changes to what is taught in our schools. We’ve seen renewed focus on...
A New Leader at a Critical Moment in Delaware’s Schools
As we remember the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., I find some of his words as powerful today as they were then. In the Morehouse College student newspaper in 1947, he wrote about what many parents, educators and employers are still wrestling with close to 80 years later.
“…Education must also train one for quick, resolute...