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Governor Recommends 5.6% Increase in State Education Budget

January 27th, 2012

Author: Jon Altshul

On Thursday, Governor Markell unveiled his FY 2013 proposed budget, which recommends increasing the state’s investment in public education by roughly $63 million, or 5.7% over current year funding levels. In particular, the governor recommends appropriating: $27.4 million for an Educational Sustainment Fund, an unrestricted pot of money...

Delaware Maintains C+ Average As a Few States Pass Us By

January 17th, 2012

Author: Brett Turner

Delaware maintained our C+ average while falling three places from last year to 25th among states according to Education Week’s recently released Quality Counts report, which measures states’ progress across six categories (chance for success, K-12 achievement, transitions and alignment, school finance analysis, the teaching profession, and...

Singapore: A North Star in the Great Teacher Debate

December 19th, 2011

Author: Paul Herdman

As Delaware policymakers and teachers struggle with the complexities of introducing student growth measures into the state's revised teacher evaluation system, DPAS II, I hope we don't lose sight of the larger goal.  As a state, we are on a journey to create a great teaching profession so that every child in Delaware has an inspired teacher in...

Leadership Changes Still Rolling; 2 Superintendents in 1 Night

December 14th, 2011

Author: Madeleine Bayard

In a continuing trend of superintendent turnover in Delaware, two school district superintendents announced last night their intent to resign their respective posts in June 2012. Christina School District Superintendent, Dr. Marcia V. Lyles, announced at last night’s school board meeting that she will not be seeking renewal of her contract. ...