Smyrna School District’s capital and operating referendum to raise local revenue for it school’s has failed. It’s request to raise local funds was rejected at a vote of 820 “yes” and 1,129 “no” (57.9%). The other ballot option – which would authorize the district to issue bonds for capital projects like building a new intermediate school – also failed, with …
DSU's Dr. Kalpalatha Melmaiee honored for International Women's Day
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DSU Police Change of Command, Promotions and Awards Ceremony
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Delaware State Grange establishes endowed scholarship
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Three DSU members named as "Most Influential… in 2024"
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Maiss Hussein to Represent Delaware in 2024 Poetry Out Loud National Finals
Hussein named Delawareās finalist for second consecutive year Ā Wilmington, Del. (March 7, 2024) ā Following a spirited competition featuring eleven talented high school students from Delaware, Maiss Hussein, a senior from Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technical High School, emerged as the 2024 Poetry Out Loud Delaware State Champion. The exhilarating state finals took place [ā¦] Staff WriterThis post was …
WilmU, Code Differently team up for 18 credit opportunity in tech
A new partnership between Wilmington University and a national coding group will provide Delaware residents the opportunity to earn a big chunk of college credits in concentrations like computer science, cybersecurity and data analysis.Ā The university has partnered with Code Differently, which provides hands-on training and education through coding classes that gives participants the technical and cognitive skills they need …
Hereās how Delaware slices its school funding pie
One might find it hard to believe that laundry, driverās ed and athletic travel and equipment are considered āinstructional costsā in Delaware public schools, but they are.Ā Instruction is one of nine categories of funding for the First Stateās public schools.Ā It makes up 55.28% of the spending for the 23-24 school year, totaling $1,584,970,346, according to the Delaware State …
Hodgsonās Maiss Hussein repeats as Delaware Poetry Out Loud champ
Maiss Hussein, a senior at Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technical High School, is once again Delawareās Poetry Out Loud winner. She went back-to-back, winning this yearās competition at the Smyrna Opera House Thursday night with her rendition of “āHopeā is the thing with feathersā by Emily Dickinson.Ā The poem reads: āHopeā is the thing with feathers – That perches in …
Colonial referendum passes one day after Red Clay’s success
Colonial School District’s capital and operating referendum has passed, a day after Red Clay’s referendum also passed. With the successful referendum passes, there will be a phased approach to a local tax increase, with a spike of 25 cents per $100 of assessed property value in fiscal year 2025, 10 cents in fiscal year 2026 and five cents in fiscal …