Reach Lessons: Raise the Standard Across the Board
Reach Academy Charter School has filled the headlines the last couple of weeks, and I think we can all agree that if the problems that the school faces had been unearthed earlier, a great deal of heartache and unrest could have been avoided. Any parent would agree that every person serving on their children’s school board – traditional public...
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...