Delaware Secretary of Education Susan Bunting will leave her post in December, capping a career of nearly five decades in public education in the First State. Her successor has not been chose, Gov. John Carney said in a Wednesday press release announcing her departure. Bunting became the secretary of education in 2017. She had spent the previous four …
State will pay for 10 days of COVID-19 leave for teachers
The state will offer up to 10 days of pay for teachers who must quarantine, isolate or care for family members. The state of Delaware will fund up to 10 days of paid leave for teachers who need to take time off their jobs to deal with COVID-19 and will pay for substitute teachers needed to cover those classes. …
So few kids took assessment tests last year, scores can’t be compared
The Delaware Department of Education says student achievement scores can’t be compared to previous years. Photo by Jessica Lewis/Pexels The Delaware Department of Education on Tuesday released the results of the 2020-21 school year and said so few kids took the tests that the statistics can’t be compared year to year. For example, only 60% of students took the …
Coalition of business, education groups to study child care needs
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, Rodel and the Delaware Department will study child care needs. Photo by cottonbro/Pexels A coalition of business and education groups have combined forces to better understand and communicate the economic importance of the child care sector in Delaware. The public-private partnership is comprised of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, …
Carney hasn’t made any decisions after CDC’s mask flip-flop
Delaware Gov. John Carney is studying this week’s Centers for Disease Control recommendation that everyone wear masks indoors in areas where the Delta variant of COVID is spreading. But he has announced no changes or updates. In Delaware, the number of new COVID-19 infections has jumped to 72 new cases a day now from 20 a day in late …
As COVID case rates slow a bit, state outlines 4-prong plan to help students catch up
The Delaware Department of Education has a four-prong plan to help kids catch up in school, Education Secretary Susan Bunting said Wednesday night during a COVID-19 Town Hall. “We do admit that there has been a disruption to our learning year. Our task as dedicated educators is to make sure we’re filling in for some of that lost …
Feds tell Delaware it must offer school testing this spring, but offer options
The testing could take place after schools open in fall of 2021, when more students are expected to be back on classrooms.
State wants schools to return to hybrid learning on Jan. 11
‘As we have said many times, we do not believe there is a public health reason to close schools.’