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...
Delaware Goes To Harvard: Interview with Kimberly Neal
In July 2016, Rodel Teacher Council member and secondary English teacher Kimberly Neal attended Project Zero with 15 of her Brandywine High School (BHS) colleagues. The Harvard Club of Delaware graciously provided the group with a full scholarship to attend the three day workshop.
Kimberly and her colleagues spent their time rotating through a...
December 20, 2016
Delaware News
Cape Gazette
Cape High Wellness Center expands services
Cape Henlopen school board has approved providing reproductive health services to students at Cape High’s Wellness Center beginning in the 2017-18 school year. At its Dec. 15 regular meeting, the board voted 6-1 to offer contraception, and testing and treatment for sexually...
December 19, 2016
Delaware News
Cape Gazette
Indian River Finance Director Patrick Miller under investigation
A former state senator says taxpayers of Indian River School District should recoup thousands of dollars that the state auditor says were improperly spent by the district finance officer. “What he has done has hurt future referendums,” said George...