Tag: Secretary of Education
A New Leader at a Critical Moment in Delaware’s Schools
January 21st, 2025
As we remember the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., I find some of his words as powerful today as they were then. In the Morehouse College student newspaper in 1947, he wrote about what many parents, educators and employers are still wrestling with close to 80 years later. “…Education must also train one for quick, resolute...VIEW ARTICLE
Susan Bunting: An Advocate for Children, Especially Those Most in Need
October 18th, 2021
Last week I spoke to my longtime colleague Dr. Susan Bunting about the news that she would be leaving her post as Delaware’s Secretary of Education. Navigating the politics of a state system of public education in 2021 (not to mention during a pandemic) is a 24/7 job, and one not filled with too many thank-you notes. In that spirit, thank...VIEW ARTICLE
15 Facts about Dr. Susan Bunting
January 5th, 2017
Last week, Governor-elect John Carney tabbed Indian River School District superintendent Susan Bunting as the new secretary of Education. Bunting was born and raised in Selbyville, Delaware where she attended Selbyville High School. She received a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Delaware and became superintendent of...VIEW ARTICLE
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September 16th, 2013
Local News The News Journal Charter School of Wilmington students place in environmental competition A five-member team of Charter School of Wilmington students took 7th place in the North American Enviroth¬on, the continent’s largest high school environmental competition. The competition tested teams for their practical knowledge of soils and...VIEW ARTICLE