All Education Eyes on January

All Education Eyes on January

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During the last 10 months, the public had opportunities to contribute their thoughts, ideas, feedback, and criticisms of the plan or any part thereof. Public comment ran the gamut from helpful feedback to downright racist criticism. In my observation, the comments that tended to align closer to the racist end of the spectrum were elicited when meetings were held in suburban locations. The more supportive comments, while also showing in the suburbs, really came to the forefront in the meetings’ city locations.
Remedies for the Classroom

Remedies for the Classroom

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Often times when discussing education in Delaware, the conversation quickly turns to funding and resources which evokes a bristly response from residents and tax payers. We spend a LOT of money on our schools yet stories like the one Diane Ravitch shares here are every day occurrences up and down Delaware and all across the country.
Comment Rescue: Dorian Gray, Education And The Uncomfortable Truth

Comment Rescue: Dorian Gray, Education And The Uncomfortable Truth

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I keep going back to Dorian's comment on my Education post. Here is what he said:
I have a solution that nobody will like. It’s warranted and would address the very neediest, but good luck convincing anybody… Start paying reparations in the form of schools. The idea that how good a public school is is based on where your parents/guardians live is one of the biggest examples of institutional racism I can think of (beside mass incarceration, maybe). What other public services work this way? Can you imagine if people moved to ensure their post office was the very best rated post office in the area!