Tag: Delaware education
Delaware’s General Assembly Concludes Challenging First Half
July 8th, 2015
On June 30th, the Delaware Legislature concluded the first half of the 148th General Assembly. This year legislators were plagued by a challenging budget cycle with a projected revenue shortfall of $27 million for fiscal year 2016. In terms of education, there were a number of controversial issues considered. As the federal Race to the Top grant...VIEW ARTICLE
TELL-Delaware—Rodel’s Take: We Want to Hear from Teachers
May 20th, 2015
Recently, my colleague Jeff Taschner, the executive director of DSEA and someone I have known and respected for more than a decade, wrote a letter to what appears to be all DSEA members. In it, he suggested that the State Board of Education and the Rodel Foundation of Delaware blocked the release of the TELL-DE survey. I understand Jeff’s...VIEW ARTICLE
8 Reasons You Should Apply for the Rodel Teacher Council
News, Policy and Practice, Student-Centered Learning
April 30th, 2015
The deadline apply to the 2015-16 Rodel Teacher Council is May 8. If you are a Delaware teacher with at least three years of classroom experience and an interest in contributing to the education policy conversation in Delaware, submit an online application by May 8. But don’t take it our word for it. Here are RTC members Melissa Tracy's and...VIEW ARTICLE
Deadline Approaching for Rodel Teacher Council Application
July 2nd, 2013
“Where would any of us be without teachers-- without people who had passion for their art or their science or their craft and they loved it right in front of us? What would any of us have done without teachers passing on to us what they knew was essential about life?” My hero, Mr. Fred Rogers, said that. Like Mr. Rogers, we all know that...VIEW ARTICLE