Tag: Education
School Board Elections… A Postmortem
I’m tempted to copy and paste my previous post My Thoughts On Tomorrow’s School Board Election because I think I actually nailed it. Here are several points from that post that I believe explain what happened. I’m not sure what to say about the candidates running for school board since they’ve become an afterthought in […]
School Board Election Today – VOTE
Here’s my assignment for you… Call a friend or neighbor and get them to vote today. You can find my thoughts/posts on the School Board elections here, here, here and here. For information on who can vote and where to vote click here. I still haven’t figured out exactly why School Board elections have become such a hot ticket item – I just know that this year they are. Our votes will matter. No excuses. Go Vote!
The Failure of Delaware Charter Schools
Paul Baumbach, president of Progressive Democrats of Delaware and blogger, has an op-ed in The News Journal the other day which looked at the failing grades our Delaware charter schools have been receiving.
My Thoughts On Tomorrow’s School Board Elections
I’m not sure what to say about the candidates running for school board since they’ve become an afterthought in this election. The main player in this election is Voices 4 Delaware. Not because of the money, but because of the tone and their failure to understand school board elections. They have cast themselves as Citizens […]
Delaware Blogosphere: School Board Edition
If you haven’t been reading Kilroy, Transparent Christina, Delaware Libertarian, Does Experience Count, and The Mind of Mr. Matthews allow me to link to some of their posts so you can get up to speed.
Power of Teachers
The National Education Association, in celebration of National Teacher Day and National Teacher Appreciation Week, is asking Americans to recall at least one great teacher they’ve had. I’ve been lucky in my life to have had several and currently my son in the Brandywine School District has had many as well.
Updated: More Drama In School Board Elections
Can we just skip all this and move these elections to November? Pretty please?
Detroit Students Fight For Their Education – State They Aren’t Dollar Signs
Out of the mouths of babes. On hearing that the schools emergency manager would use his unilateral authority to close nearby Southwest High School, a couple of hundred kids last week walked out of Detroit’s Western High (Mark Maynard’s got video). The students were suspended, so instead, on Friday they started a “Freedom School” across […]
School Board Elections Are Political
I haven’t really commented on the upcoming School Board elections, mainly because I can’t wrap my head around what’s going on. With all the attention on these races – phone polls, money, PACs – I keep feeling I’m missing something – Big. What is going on? What’s on the line? And why the hell is […]
Obama Will Veto House Measure on Student Loans
As we posted yesterday, the House was going to vote on a Student Loan extension. The legislation passed H.R.4628: Interest Rate Reduction Act which reduces funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund and now H.R.4628 will surely face a veto if it makes it to the White House.
Red Clay School Board Candidate, Kenny Rivera, Responds To My Questions
Kenny Rivera is the second of two candidates (Other candidate post here) to reply to my questions concerning the upcoming Red Clay School Board Election. Kenny Rivera’s answers to my questions: Why are you running for school board, and what are the top three things you’d like to accomplish during your term? My reasons for […]
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