In the Midst of a Crisis, Child Care Professionals are Still Underpaid
As we’ve written before, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown just how critical the child care and early learning industry is to a functioning society. Yet the industry remains in crisis. Higher costs associated with pandemic safety protocols, decreased enrollment, and lower revenue forced many child care centers nationwide and in Delaware to...
How the Federal Stimulus will Impact Delaware Schools
Updated on April 14, 2021 - Click here to see a charter- and district-level breakdown of stimulus dollars.
Along with the passage of the $1.9 trillion federal stimulus package that President Joe Biden signed into law last Thursday comes huge implications for the education world. While $1,400 stimulus checks (headed to around 446,105...
The Science Behind Reading
Reading is the foundation of all schooling, as reading proficiency affects students in all subject areas each step of their academic career and well into their adult lives. Teaching students how to read, however, is complex, and has been a hot topic of debate in the education community for generations. While most agree that reading is...
We Shouldn’t Depend on Market Rate Studies to Fund Early Learning
The child care industry across the nation is in dire peril. In Delaware, the situation is just as grim. Advocates are rallying around the state’s budgetary process in hopes of increasing state investments to save struggling providers.
Even before COVID-19—which caused havoc by raising costs while lowering enrollment—early child care...