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Who Says We Don’t Have Juice?

Posted in Education on Apr 8th, 2008

March 18 - Nelson/Lydic propose “University of Southern Delaware” on DP.net.
April 8 - “UD may build new Sussex campus.” - Cape Gazette
Coincidence? I think not.

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It’s Not Just Delaware

Posted in Charters, Competition, Down with the DSEA, Education, Revolutionary Reform, School Choice on Mar 27th, 2008

Teacher union leadership is engaged in a jihad against school choice and competition all over the country, not just here in Delaware. From CATO:
According to a report by Tallahassee’s News Channel 7, the Florida Education Association may sue to shut down that state’s scholarship tax credit program. Under this program, businesses can donate to non-profit […]

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Houghton Mifflin: If To Error Is Human, To Ignore It is Bureaucratic

Posted in Education on Mar 22nd, 2008

Children believe what their schools teach them.  I have found that to be a scary thought over the years.  We wonder why our children fall behind the world.  They are not dumb.  They work hard, we spend a lot educating them, and our teachers, as a group, are dedicated beyond just doing their job.  The […]

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The University of Southern Delaware?

Posted in Change, Economics, Education, Growth, Guest Posts, Infrastructure on Mar 18th, 2008

Guest Post by Randy Nelson and Walt Lydic of Ocean View.
It’s the classic chicken and egg argument: what comes first, high-paying jobs or an educated, skilled workforce? It’s a riddle that Delaware politicians, educators and business leaders have been unable to solve as they struggle to bring new enterprise to the state. The problem is […]

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Why Wait until 2015?

Posted in Education on Mar 18th, 2008

UPDATE: A LINK ON Los Angeles success with Singapore Math. Those meeting the standard went from 45% to 76% in one year!
I am grateful some people in this state are fighting to improve education.  They have an ambitious and thoughtful agenda.  This is not a post criticizing 2015.  To the contrary, I am glad to say […]

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Transparency Support from Red Clay

Posted in Education, Open Government, Red Clay, Reform, Transparency on Mar 13th, 2008

From FixRedClay.com:

LET’S SEND SENATOR COOK A MESSAGE, WE WANT SB-186 TAKEN OUT OF YOUR DESK DRAWER! (Click here to view SB-186)
Please take a few minutes to send an original letter or you can copy and paste the letter below, to Senator Cook. For more information, please read the post below this letter.
To: nancy.cook@state.de.us

CC: Steven.Amick@state.de.us,catherine.cloutier@state.de.us, […]

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Court Ruling Ends Homeschooling in California

Posted in Competition, Down with the DSEA, Education, Homeschooling, Reform, Regulation, Religion on Mar 8th, 2008

From the SF Chronicle:
A California appeals court ruling clamping down on homeschooling by parents without teaching credentials sent shock waves across the state this week, leaving an estimated 166,000 children as possible truants and their parents at risk of prosecution.
The ruling essentially forbids anyone who is not a licensed teacher from educating kids - even […]

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