What Will President-Elect Trump’s Education Agenda Mean for Delaware?
President-Elect Donald Trump has selected Betsy DeVos as his choice for Secretary of Education. A number of people in the community have asked me for my take on what this will mean for public education in Delaware. Here are some initial thoughts.
Of course, she’s not been confirmed yet and we don’t know what her plans will be, so we’re...
Education is Front and Center at Legislative Hall
One look at our Legislative Monitor says it all: Education was front and center this year in the Delaware General Assembly.
It was also a tough financial year, one plagued by continued revenue shortfalls. In this space Wednesday, we recapped the proposed budget cuts put forth by the Joint Finance Committee and the implications on Delaware...
Why Teacher Prep Report Cards are Vital to Progress
Last week, the Delaware Department of Education released the first reports on educator preparation programs. As a reminder, the reports were put into place per Senate Bill 51, passed in 2013, requiring that “Education preparation programs administered by institutions of higher education shall collaborate with the Department to collect and...
DelawareFocus Initiative Could Impact Education
Last week, the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) launched a new community engagement initiative called DelawareFocus—a comprehensive statewide data indicator project that aims to help the community develop a data-driven, statewide civic agenda and align actions and resources. The keystone of this initiative is the website DelawareFocus.org...