Jea Street on City Schools:
Q) How do you believe the city schools should be organized?
A) What we asked for is what we agreed to in 2000, which is that the city is divided between Red Clay in Brandywine. Do what you agreed to. In addition to that, we're asking for the city schools to have some oversight from the mayor and city council and that would be something consistent with the kind of control they have with the housing authority when it comes to board appointments. The city has to have some authority and some responsibility when it comes to educating its own children. The city doesn't have neighborhood schools and it damn sure doesn't have local control.
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http://www.communitypub.com/education/x998210972/Street-Local-control-should-extend-to-the-city
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1 comments:
There are district board members who live in the city limits and they have a responsiblity to their community. I don't we could have a district Red Clay for an example "and" city/ mayor control. Won't work. The city and it's leader can do a lot to help "children" by promoting parent involvment, teaching parents how to be advocates for their children and leaders can step in and advocate for parents or children.
The power is there and the community isn't using it.
I was at the rally and wasn't happy when the speaker gave Markell a pass saying he isn't responsible for the condition of education. Markell may have not brought Delaware's education to the point it is but is taking in to a far worst place. 4 districts for a city the size of Wilmington is nuts! 2 would be fine and a start. Also the city needs a traditional high school.
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