Come to the Red Clay School Board Meeting Tonight to Speak for the Implementation of a Racial Equity Plan
Do you live in Red Clay School District? If so, we need you to come to the Red Clay BoardContinue Reading
Category: Education
Additional Thoughts on Consolidation Task Force Meeting
During introductions, we did not hear the affiliation “parent” more than a half-dozen times. That’s a big problem since parents are directly affected by changes to the education system because, as you might guess, their children experience the changes first-hand when they occur. We don’t even know how the task force members were selected or appointed. They were just…there. That’s also a problem.
Trump Knows Exactly Why His Supporters Voted For Him
Trump voters are gonna love this! This is a classic – right up there with “Why isn’t there a whiteContinue Reading
From the District Consolidation Task Force
It’s very early on and we are just finding out the structure of the committee, its subcommittees and who is running what. Takeaways inside:
Gov Carney Vetoes Discriminatory Charter School Bill
Via Delawareonline: Gov. John Carney has vetoed a bill that would have eliminated charter schools’ ability to give enrollment preferenceContinue Reading
Wilmington Rally to Fund Our Schools
This is from the invite to the Education Funding Campaign’s Facebook page announcing a rally on Monday to preserve fundingContinue Reading
Rally for Education – No Funding Cuts to Education
Today, 1:00-3:00pm on the east steps of Legislative Hall in Dover, there will be a rally of public education supportersContinue Reading
Joint Finance Committee Machetes $16 million in Education Funding
May 30th sees $16 million in education funds eliminated. 3 days left to go… #eduDE
Jaques-Sokola Referendum Reform
TL:DR; Legislators should sign on to this and get it on the floors of both Chambers for debate. We need change and discussion on how to go about it. The rest of us need to be seriously talking about this idea. Seriously.
Emotions Run High at Education Forum
It’s important right now, with just 13 legislative days remaining for the General Assembly, that you get some face time with your Senator and Representative. The GA is in recess right now, so you can find them in your district. YOU NEED TO TALK TO THEM about this absurdity being touted as a “Budget”. It’s unacceptable.
Delaware AG Denn Yawns at HB85 Opinion Request
Listen, just make all charter admissions a random lottery draw. That’s all you need. No geographic gymnastics or strategic locations for your school building or buddy system preferences. Lottery. Fair to all.
Raise Your Voice to Stop Education Spending Cuts for Delaware Kids
Do you want to help tell your legislators not to cut Education spending for our kids? There is an effortContinue Reading
Two Sides to the Same District
Christina is the only district affected by HS1. In any other District in the state, students may apply for admissions to any charter in their district and the school may exercise their admissions preference to grant admissions to “internal” district students before considering students from outside districts.
Understanding Education Funding Cuts
Delaware education funding is overly convoluted and complex. I’d like to try and help with understanding it.
On Colonial’s Referendum and Its Impacts
To often when we talk about school referendums here in Delaware, the conversation divorces funding from the people whom the funding ultimately supports. It becomes a “thing”, and a personal one. Money. We tend not to fully translate the effects of funding cuts to the impact it has on people in our schools. People who live and breathe Colonial School District and the work it does lost their jobs. THOSE are the kind of people our schools need.