The Rodel Foundation of Delaware has a new name. They are now called Rodel. This landmark rebranding effort comes to you from Rodel. It is the 20th Anniversary since the Budingers sold their business to Germany and decided to launch … Continue reading
DelawareCAN, the offshoot of 50CAN, came to Delaware in 2017. Headed up by a former Delaware Department of Education employee, Atnre Alleyne, there is now a Political Action Committee (PAC). They released their campaign finance report two days ago and some big … Continue reading
Based on their 2015 tax filing, the Rodel Foundation of Delaware Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Paul Herdman, makes an astonishing $398,000. Keep in mind this was in 2015 so he is most likely well over that pesky $400,000 barrier. Good … Continue reading
I’ve been wrestling with something for a long time now. I found out something. Something big. Usually my first instinct is to get it out there. But this was BIG, and if I was wrong about it, it could have … Continue reading
The Delaware Department of Education continues their self-righteous Rodel led agendas. In their latest corporate education reform press release, Godowsky and the gang announced the nineteen members of the Delaware Teacher Leader Pilot program kicking off this year. I find … Continue reading
I touched on this last week, but it is essential that the citizens of Delaware not believe the final recommendations of the Senate Joint Resolution #4 Education Funding Improvement Committee. Their report is due to the General Assembly by Thursday, … Continue reading
Delaware, the home of multiple groups working on the same issues at the same time. Today, the Senate Joint Resolution #4 Education Funding Improvement Commission is meeting for the third time at the Bear Library. There are a lot of … Continue reading
Someone asked if public comment (can) be received by the committee? We will need to look at how we collect public/stakeholder input. The above quote will be explained later, but it is very indicative of what happens in Delaware. One … Continue reading
I read about this group before, but I didn’t pay it much mind. For some reason though, it stayed with me and gnawed at the back of my mind. Yesterday, I decided to look into them, and found out more … Continue reading
I have to be honest here. Until 2014, I had never heard of Earl Jaques. That all changed in 2015, and everyone knew who he was then! Earl started the year as the Chair of the Delaware House Education Committee. … Continue reading
I found this very interesting item today… On October 5th, there will be a tentative special Delaware State Board of Education Workshop on the Smarter Balanced Assessment and Accountability. While it is not on the State Public Meeting Calendar, they … Continue reading
I wrote this a little less than a year ago. I labeled the story as “Insanity” in my documents folder. I took it down because it was WAY out there. There was a sort of kind of part one to … Continue reading
Milford resident Austin Auen wants a legislator to sponsor a bill that would lower the age of eligibility for a Delaware State Representative from 24 to 18. If any young man in this state could get this accomplished, it would … Continue reading
Ralph Taylor needs your vote tomorrow citizens of the 31st District in Dover! He’s up against city councilman Sean Lynn. I had the opportunity to meet Mr. Taylor at the 4th of July Parade & Fireworks. He had his own … Continue reading
So after I did my grades on all the schools for the percentage of the student populations that are special needs, I noticed some alarming trends, especially in Newcastle County in Delaware. This county has the bulk of the charter … Continue reading
They sure are working fast down in Legislative Hall today. Darryl Scott is not seeking re-election so I applaud his desire for charter schools to stop cherry-picking who they want at their schools. I’ve been writing about this topic a … Continue reading
Finally, someone in the government does something! But I think they MUST have at least three parents of special needs children on this task force. Parents are always a part of the IEP process, so they MUST be a part of … Continue reading
According to an article in the Delaware News Journal, the Feds have placed Delaware on a watch list as one of three states to need intervention for special ed students. This is what I have been saying all along. Special … Continue reading
Adding fuel to an already huge fire, the Delaware DOE emailed all the legislators about the Town Hall meetings regarding the school accountability waivers yesterday morning. As of this time, no notice had been received by schools and teachers that I … Continue reading
