For over 20 years, one party across Delaware’s executive, judicial, and legislative branch have produced the single mindset of expanding government in our state. By increasing the dependency on government, and in doing so taking the place of and limiting the impact of non-government entities in our communities, we have seen a decline in the very principles that have created …
Thank you to all of the individuals that help bring Toniebox USA to all 33 Delaware Libraries last year. Below is an email I received from a parent this week. “I saw you helped bring the tonieboxes to the libraries and I just want to say thanks. We checked one out this week and my 3 and 5-year-olds had so …
“If we expect positive changes in our education system, we have to have the tough, necessary conversations about where Delaware has failed students and how we can improve student outcomes together as communities. Those conversations start with Transparency, Safety, & Accountability.” HB 66 – Education Transparency, places data points including proficiency rates of all public schools on a single web …
A bill awaiting consideration in the House of Representatives could collectively save Delaware taxpayers tens of millions of dollars annually. House Bill 296, sponsored by State Rep. Bryan Shupe (R-Milford South), would allow school district and charter school officials to decide whether to pay ‘prevailing wage’ rates for school construction projects. The prevailing wage is the state-mandated minimum wage paid …
Thank you Sarah Petrowich of Delaware Public Media for sharing why our legislation to help single-digit proficiency schools has stalled in the Senate, even after passing unanimously in the House. It seems like once again leadership in Delaware is afraid to give families choices and transparency. What would this bill do House Bill 192 was introduced in June 2023 with …
Shupe leads the State on Education Reform- Transparency, Safety, & Accountability.
Funding school safety when emergencies happen, as the State has done in the past, is not a strategic plan for security or improving our communities. In May I will be introducing legislation that provides all schools with funding for School Resource Officers at a 70% state, 30% local split (the average funding split for teachers across the state). These officers …
Thank you Delaware State News for discussing my efforts to bring more transparency to school data and help create local strategic plans for the 24 single-digit proficiency schools in Delaware. https://baytobaynews.com/stories/delaware-lawmaker-introduces-initiatives-to-streamline-school-data-establish-proficiency,106002? The first bill would create a “one-stop shop” on the Department of Education website consisting of educational profiles for each Delaware public school. “It’s very important for parents to …
