An Open Letter to Governor Meyer: Money Isn’t the Answer
Tanya Hettler, PhD |
2/13/2025
I have carefully read your education plan for Delaware multiple times. There are several aspects of your plan that I think would be extremely beneficial in improving Delaware public education.
These include:
improving transparency in spending,
improving the quality of professional development (especially in Science of Reading),
allowing excellent teachers to take on more challenging assignments and mentor new teachers to increase their pay,
and providing greater support to teachers in order to decrease classroom disruptions.
However I disagree with your recommendation to increase education spending by $3,400 to $6,400 per pupil as was recommended in the American Institute for Researchstudy. Delaware does not need to increase education spending...READ MORE
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