By Shaun Fink All across the fruited plain, state governments are scrambling around trying to scrounge their portion of the $1.35 billion expansion of the “Race to the Top” (RTTT) program funds that the Obama administration has added in its FY 2011 budget. This is in addition to the $4.35 billion for RTTT included in [...]
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“Race To The Top” – of What?
Posted in Education, Race tot he Top on March 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
School District Consolidation Could Save $50M in Delaware
Posted in Budget, Delaware, Education, Performance Review, School Consolidation, Sunlight on Schools on December 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A report released by State Auditor Tom Wagner estimates that the state can save approximately $50.1 million by consolidating the state’s 19 school districts into four districts. The report analyzes the cost savings that could occur if the General Assembly passes Senate Bill 95 sponsored by Senator Karen Peterson and co-sponsored by a bipartisan group [...]
Race to the Top Final Guidelines Released
Posted in Delaware, Education, Race tot he Top on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday’s release of the final requirements for federal Race to the Top funds is a positive step for education reform in the states. Coming a couple weeks after an informative and substantive education conference at the University of Delaware, it seems that Delaware could be in good standing to be awarded some of these funds. [...]
Vision 2015 and Delaware’s Race to the Top conference recap
Posted in Delaware, Education on October 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Today, the the University of Delaware, the Rodel Foundation and many other organizations teamed up to present the “Vision 2015 and Delaware’s Race to the Top” conference at Clayton Hall in Newark. In all, the conference was very informative and a positive event for improving education in our state. Below is a recap of the [...]
Center for Fiscal Accountability features Sunlight on Schools
Posted in Delaware, Education, Sunlight on Schools on October 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Center for Fiscal Accountability has chosen SunlightOnSchools.org as its current featured website. This feature will help spread the word about Sunlight on Schools and help to increase awareness about how our schools are performing and what Delaware taxpayers are paying for the state’s school districts and charter schools.
Sunlight on Schools Launched
Posted in Delaware, Education on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Do you want to know which school district in Delaware raises the most money? Do you want to know how many education dollars actually get spent on instruction? Do you want to know which Delaware school district has the highest cost per pupil? Would you like to see just how Delaware’s schools are performing? If [...]
Newark Charter School Posts Top Scores
Posted in Charter Schools, Delaware, Education on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A couple of weeks ago, the Newark Charter School announced that its students produced “exceptional scores in social studies and science” per May 2009 DSTP data recently released by the State Board of Education. The scores reflect high marks for the school’s 8th grade students. Per the school’s release, Newark Charter School’s 8th grade students [...]
Advanced Placement Statistics
Posted in Education on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Delaware’s Department of Education released a series of statistics the other day about the state’s Advanced Placement (AP) and SAT participation rate. The AP program — in case some are unfamiliar with the process — gives high school students a chances to take classes which, depending on the result of a final standardized exam, can [...]
We’re learning
Posted in Education, Markell on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I recognize the apparent lameness of the blog post title, but it does encapsulate what I think is a rather good bit of news come out of Delaware yesterday. Gov. Markell signed three pieces of legislations into law, Senate Bill 68 (replaces DSTP with electronic test), House Bill 119 (increasing autonomy and transparency for school [...]
Two thirds
Posted in Education on July 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »
That’s approximately how many of Delaware’s public schools met the requirements for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), according to the Department of Education today. More about the topic soon, but in the meantime: this is absolutely unacceptable for our state. When one-third of schools cannot meet the requirements to be considered adequate (only 83 of 195, [...]
