The Takeover of Wilmington Public Schools

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This issue has been percolating for awhile, especially since this was announced by the Governor's office as a Major Education Initiative -- and it turns out that this isn't about education, but about moving around teachers and school leadership to continue to pretend to do something about Wilmington's failing schools. The NJ writes about this today:
The Delaware Department of Education says six low-income schools in Wilmington are failing, and the way to fix them is to make the more than 200 teachers reapply for their jobs – and to hire elite principals at each school who won't have to follow most district rules while earning annual salaries of $160,000. Mark Murphy, secretary of education, says it's necessary for teachers to reapply for their jobs to ensure that every educator in the six "priority" schools has the commitment and skill to improve student achievement, as measured by the state's standardized tests.
A Delaware Poll! Coons leads Wade by 15, and we got approval numbers on Obama, Biden, Carper and Markell

A Delaware Poll! Coons leads Wade by 15, and we got approval numbers on Obama, Biden, Carper and Markell

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For some reason, the Republican-leaning Rasmussen polled little ole Delaware, and found Senator Chris Coons (D) leading Republican nominee Kevin Wade, 49% to 34%. A source who has access to some of the internals that are hidden behind a pay wall on Rasmussen's site has sent me snapshots of the favorability ratings of Vice President Biden and Senator Carper, and the approval ratings of Governor Markell and President Obama. Unfortunately, my source did not have any further numbers for Senator Coons or GOP Nominee Kevin Wade. Come inside for the surprising numbers.