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Vision Coalition unveils transformative 10-year plan for education
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. The Vision Coalition of Delaware Monday launched a comprehensive 10-year plan aimed at improving the state’s education system. The plan, titled “Student Equity and Excellence 2035,” was officially unveiled at a special event in Dover, with the policy roadmap based on feedback from over a thousand Delawareans, including students, parents, educators, …
The 5 candidates for governor talk education in Delaware
The five candidates vying to replace Gov. John Carney in November’s gubernatorial election took the stage Wednesday night to give their thoughts on the state of education in Delaware. The three Democrats and two Republicans agreed that the need for reform in First State schools transcends politics. The forum, hosted by Polytech High School, was organized by the Vision Coalition …
Legislature to be briefed on new school funding report
Delaware’s legislators will get their first official look next week at a recently released funding report that suggests changes to how the state funds its schools and says it should pump $500 million to $1 billion more into education. Many of the legislators attended the December announcement of the report by the American Institutes for Research. On Thursday, March 7, …
Report: State should put more $$$ into schools, allot by student need
The Delaware Department of Education on Monday released a heavily anticipated independent study of Delaware’s education funding system that, among other things, the state should put more money into education, allocate money according to student need and allow districts flexibility in how that money is used. The $700,000 study by the American Institutes for Research was a part of the …
Report on school funding changes to be released Tuesday
A mounting sense of anticipation surrounds Tuesday’s release of a report making suggestions about how to improve Delaware’s school funding system to make state education more equitable. The assessment — which the state paid $700,000 for — was conducted by the national research firm American Institutes of Research. It sprange out of the settlement of a 2020 lawsuit that …