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Complete US DOE FOIA Showing Delaware DOE & US DOE Emails – Exceptional Delaware

Complete US DOE FOIA Showing Delaware DOE & US DOE Emails – Exceptional Delaware:

Complete US DOE FOIA Showing Delaware DOE & US DOE Emails 

On December 23rd, 2015, I found letters sent from the United States Department of Education sent to all the state DOEs about potential opt out penalties for the 2015-2016 year if schools went below the 95% participation rate.  In response, I sent a very detailed Freedom of Information Act request to the US DOE.  For the first time, you can view the entire response in its entirety.  I wrote an article based on some key parts of the US DOE FOIA response last month.
Julie Glasier is the main contact person for Delaware at the US DOE.  Many of these emails are in response to the Delaware School Success Framework which was met with stiff resistance last fall because of the opt out penalties against schools.  Keep in mind that the US DOE Complete US DOE FOIA Showing Delaware DOE & US DOE Emails – Exceptional Delaware: