Tag: School Boards
Reach Lessons: Raise the Standard Across the Board
June 15th, 2011
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...VIEW ARTICLE
School Board Elections Yield Intriguing Results
May 16th, 2011
Last Tuesday, Delawareans from across the state went to the polls to elect school board members – with the results surprising many as numerous incumbents were defeated and some races decided by paper thin margins. Below is an initial analysis of the data: The range of votes in a district ranged from 230 in Delmar to 2,559 in Red Clay; The...VIEW ARTICLE
School Board Elections and the Need to Get Involved
May 11th, 2011
The education reform community is broad, yet not all of us have a direct role in making the decisions that will benefit our students the most. Voting for school board members is one important step that all of us—teachers, parents, eligible students, and business, community, and philanthropic leaders alike—can take. Many of us in...VIEW ARTICLE
The Voters Have Spoken
May 11th, 2011
Thousands of Delawareans went to the polls yesterday to elect candidates running for school boards throughout the state – with many incumbents defeated and a few races decided by only a few votes (one by only two!). After an initial scan of the results (below), it appears that voters recognize that the status quo is untenable and want change...VIEW ARTICLE