Posts by pandora

I could never be a reporter, mainly because I would never meet a deadline.  That said, I am very good at mulling things over – which I’ve done for the last 24 hours and have finally decided to write about part of the meeting that hasn’t, as yet, been discussed:  Education.

There’s been a lot of debate over the number of school districts in Delaware and whether or not consolidating them would be an effective way to cut costs.  Governor Markell stated that while he’s not prepared, today, to reduce the number of school districts, the option is on the table.

Now, while I think nineteen school districts in a state the size of Delaware is excessive, I’m not ready to shrink this number without serious debate.  On the surface, I can readily support trimming down the number of administrative overlaps that come with having this many districts, (which, often times, strikes me more as fiefdoms designed to benefit those making big salaries) but I don’t support making any move without all the facts.  Obviously, I’m generalizing with the fiefdom comment, but given how many sacrifices our children are asked to make – from over crowded classrooms to lack of textbooks – I’d really prefer it if the next cost saving education plan didn’t take place in the classroom.