Sometimes it is like we don’t even have Democrats controlling the state of Delaware.
The Joint Finance Committee is trying to scrape together enough money to invest in schools boasting a high number of students coming from low-income families and those learning English as a second language.
JFC co-chair, Rep. Melanie George Smith (D-Bear), said she doesn’t want to take away funding for existing programs, but a proposed $1.9 million in new dollars for language immersion might be needed elsewhere.
The committee grilled newly minted Secretary of Education Susan Bunting for three days on nearly every line item and staffed position.
Not once in the Delaware Public Radio article did anyone mention raising taxes. Not once.