A lot of the stateâs teachers are concerned about the working conditions in schools, and new survey results shared at a state committee meeting Monday night put hard data behind those claims. The survey was presented at the Student Behavior and School Climate Task Force meeting. That group, created in March, is made of government and educational officials as well …
Delaware state senators and representatives didnât revolt when they got their first bite at recommendations for higher educator pay that would cost the state hundreds of millions in coming years. But questions did arise in Thursdayâs joint House And Senate Education committees meeting that lasted about 1 ÂŒ hours. They included concern about poorer districtsâ ability to pay their 30% …
Raises seem likely to be on the way for all Delaware educators, from teachers to bus drivers to custodians and everything in between. The state Public Education Compensation Committee will submit its recommendations to Gov. John Carneyâs office by Nov. 15. Whatever salary recommendations he includes â the committeeâs or another version â in his proposed budget for fiscal year …
The committee responsible for evaluating and adjusting the salary scales of Delawareâs educators to attract more to the state has solidified its recommendations. At Mondayâs Public Education Compensation Committee meeting, the 15-person group made of government and education leaders approved its final suggestions that it will submit to Gov. John Carney by Nov. 15 for consideration in his fiscal year …
A human resources director for the largest school district in Sussex County shocked a House Education Committee hearing in April when she told them about 300 of its 1,000 educators are off on any given school day. About 800 of those educators are teachers, and their absenteeism rains down problems for the district, said Celeste Bunting, director of human resources …
Angelie Ross-Jimenez is 19 years old with an associateâs degree and a full-time job, and she has Wilmington University to thank for that. The university has created a grow-your-own teacher pipeline program in order to address the teacher shortage in Delaware. Not only did teachers leave classrooms because of COVID, the state has 4,000 educators eligible for retirement within the …
Rodel, a local nonprofit espousing better education in Delaware, calls the 151st General Assembly, which just ended, the âEducation General Assembly,â in regard to the number of education bills that passed. âThere’s more than 50 education bills this session and a 7% increase in the budget,â said Madeleine Bayard, senior vice president of Rodel. âThey got a lot done and …
