July 12, 2012
Local News
WDEL
Red Clay School District tax rate down, services intact
Needs-based funding contributed to a decrease of the district’s tax rate. Also, Leah Davis was elected unanimously (and ran unopposed) for the position as school board president. Martin Wilson Sr. was elected to serve as vice-president.
National News
The Economist
Charting a...
Charter Schools – What do you know?
This week’s Economist had an interesting article about charter schools. While generally supportive of charter schools, the article offers a detailed and thorough analysis of the issue. I won’t summarize the entire article, but several things did catch my eye:
Charter schools are only twenty years old, and Delaware’s charters are even younger...
July 10, 2012
National News
The New York Times
The opportunity gap
An op-ed by David Brooks
Equal opportunity, once core to the nation’s identity, is now a tertiary concern. According to a study by Harvard’s Robert Putnam, a generation ago, working-class parents spent slightly more time with their kids than college-educated parents. Now college-educated...