Delaware Budget Wrapped Up Early; Districts to Foot Transportation
Last Wednesday marked the conclusion of the Joint Finance Committee’s work, as the draft FY 2012 budget—which begins July 1, 2011— will now be compiled into a bill for review by the General Assembly. Typically, the budget bill is filed just days before the end of session on June 30th of each year and often amended late into the night.
The...
Graduation Rate Inches Up in Delaware
Delaware’s graduation rate inched up to 67.6%* in 2008, up from 65.0% in 2007, according to Education Week’s recently released Diploma’s Count 2011 – behind the national average of 71.7%.
Over the past ten years, Delaware has seen its graduation rate climb 8.8 percentage points, which is surpassed by only six states (Tennessee had the...
Delaware Still Leading the Way on Teacher Evaluation
After months of work across the state, committees of over 500 educators and school leaders have submitted their recommendations around the multiple measures of student growth to the Department of Education – which are now subject to review and final approval by the Secretary of Education by June 30th.
These recommendations will serve as the...