There has been much debate on HB 350 after the Delaware State of Representatives passed a bill that authorizes a State-appointed board to review budgets and take money from our local hospitals. For the moment, let us put aside that Delaware’s legislature passed a budget last year despite the fact that it called for a 10% increase in spending when …
“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 …
