May 21, 2014
Local News
WDDE
Gov. Markell, lawmakers look for budget solutions
In the face of the latest grim state revenue forecast, the Markell Administration is putting up another $37.2 million dollars in new cuts to his proposed fiscal year 2015 budget. If the Joint Finance Committee adopts all of those reductions, and revenues remain flat, they still have...
Singapore Expert on Teacher Education Speaks to Delawareans
Last week, Lee Sing Kong of Singapore, a leading international expert in teacher training and preparation, spoke at "Lessons from Singapore," an event we hosted in Wilmington, Delaware. Professor Lee is the Director of the National Institute of Singapore, as well as a member of our International Advisory Group (IAG). We hosted this event so that...
May 20, 2014
Local News
School Administrator
The Common Core C’s of change
An opinion by Susan Bunting, superintendent of the Indian River School District
To counter effectively the campaign waged by Common Core skeptics, the Indian River School District charted a course of action with tactics that previously had proven successful in taking on challenges in...
May 19, 2014
Local News
The News Journal
Brown v. Board, 60 years later: Are we better off?
The goal of the ruling 60 years ago was to provide equal educational opportunities to all students. In Delaware, that meant forced busing, which after a lengthy fight through much of the 1970s, began in the fall of 1978. Thirty-six years later, schools have slowly slid...