Tag: Funding Flexibility

We’re Still Fixing a Broken Car

Policy and Practice

August 16th, 2012

The University of Delaware’s annual “Delaware Teacher and Administrator Supply and Demand Survey Analysis” report reminds me of fixing my first car in high school – a lot of repairs around the edges that kept it running while, in the end, a whole new car was required. We all remember our first car – for me, it was a 1982 Honda Accord...

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Down and Out in Laurel: State names financial recovery team for school district

News

March 19th, 2012

News that the state had named a financial recovery team to help manage Laurel School District’s finances was not wholly unexpected. The district, which now expects a $106,000 budget shortfall for the current fiscal year, has been steadily sounding alarm bells about its dire fiscal predicament over the past several months, including the...

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Delaware Opening Doors to Innovative Talent Management Strategies

Policy and Practice

March 8th, 2012

The Delaware Department of Education is requesting proposals to develop and launch a statewide teacher recruitment and talent management portal – enabling districts and schools to have access to potential educator candidates at their fingertips. The portal is part of Delaware’s Race to the Top initiative, signed off by every district in its...

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Opinion in “The News Journal” Scapegoats Charter Schools

News

February 22nd, 2012

Last week, The News Journal posted an opinion that opined the fact that our schools have become more segregated due to charter schools and school choice options – while failing to acknowledge the basic rules of our education system that lead to this problem in the first place. First, let’s put to rest the debate that school choice is...

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