Tag: DDOE
State Board of Education Meeting Summary
November 29th, 2011
This month, at the State Board of Education meeting, Delaware Department of Education officials provided updates and presentations on DCAS and the Partnership Zone, as well as a charter schools update; the board voted on the student growth measurement in DPAS II. Dr. Mike Stetter, Director of Accountability Resources, discussed the status of DCAS...VIEW ARTICLE
DOE Requests 5% Budget Increase in FY 2013
November 23rd, 2011
The Department of Education presented its FY 2013 budget to the Office of Management and Budget yesterday, requesting a 5% increase over current year spending levels. Of the $55.4 million new requests: $33.6 million, or 60%, is for a proposed Educational Sustainment Fund, intended to compensate for the loss of significant federal funding next...VIEW ARTICLE
An Anniversary, a Conference, and a Lot of Work Ahead
Early Childhood Education, News, Policy and Practice
October 28th, 2011
This is a guest blog post by Marvin N. “Skip” Schoenhals, chairman of Vision 2015 and WSFS Bank in Wilmington, DE, for which he served as president and CEO from 1990 to 2007. He is a member of the Delaware Business Leaders Hall of Fame. Five years ago, Vision 2015 set out to transform the education that we were offering to our public school...VIEW ARTICLE
The Devil’s in the Details Over Different Federal Education Policy Visions
October 19th, 2011
Today, the Senate HELP Committee debated and marked up Senator Harkin’s bipartisan legislation to overhaul No Child Left Behind – signifying a significant opportunity, and risk, as stakeholders come together to redefine the federal government’s role in education. After mark-up, the bill must still garner Senate support and then pass the...VIEW ARTICLE