Controversial Education Secretary Mark Murphy Resigns
Many legislators, the teachers, administrators, and parents had lost confidence in Secretary Murphy, but he had the confidence of the man who mattered, Jack Markell. The DSEA voted no confidence in his...
View ArticleIran to Build a Nationwide Nuclear Science and Technology School System
By: Wolf von Baumgart, Staff Writer The Director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Ali Akbar Salehi, announced last Tuesday that the agency plans to build special nuclear science and...
View ArticleIs Clinton Student Loan Program Meritorious?
How long should people be paying student loans? Why did the government ban refinancing at today’s lower interest rates? Why ban student loans from being discharged in bankruptcy? The student loan...
View ArticleSmarter Balanced is a Useless Test
Smarter is dumber, but it is sold as better, smarter and a balanced approach to learning. We are supposed to be panicked that half of our students are not proficient to the new standard. Do a bunch of...
View ArticleDE Governor’s Weekly Message 12/18/ 2015 :”Preparing Our Youngest Learners by...
Preparing Our Youngest Learners by Investing in Our Workforce By: Delaware Governor, Jack Markell Ensuring Delaware children start school ready to learn is vital to their lifelong prosperity. It’s why...
View ArticleDE Governor’s Weekly Address 1/15/2016
Investing in Our Students by Building on Dual Enrollment Progress By: Delaware Governor, Jack Markell We know that good-paying jobs increasingly require education or training beyond high school, and...
View ArticleMaking room for both the forgotten man and the rugged invidvidual
The last 90 years of American politics and economic philosophy has been a conflict between two philosophies. The philosophy that made America, that of rugged individualism, equality of opportunity and...
View ArticleDelaware Changes Teacher Certification Requirements
Instead of the Praxis 1 General Knowledge testing, on the job assessments, will serve to certify Delaware Teachers based upon a new law. Maybe the new administration should review high-stakes common...
View ArticleEducation in the First State not First Rate?
In 2014, only 2 states that spent in the top 10 in education were below average in NEAP results. Guess what one of them was? The problem is not the teachers. Look at the priorities of our DOE. Quoting...
View ArticlePublic Response to Education Regulation 225
If you missed the review of the public response go here for the video. Notable moments are 2:20 when it actually starts, 1:27:00 when the public comments start, and around 1 hr 43 minutes when this...
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