This article has been updated, with new comments from additional sources and new information. The ACLU of Delaware urging the Wilmington City Council to vote ‘no’ on an ordinance it claims would curtail free speech resulted in the ordinance being held. Proposed Ordinance 24-036, sponsored by Councilperson Nathan Field, would make it unlawful for a ânoise disturbanceâ that is focused …
A controversial Milford School Board policy change about the learning environment will be kicked down the road for a July vote after it was opposed by students, community members and even the ACLU. Board Policy 6103, which proposes new standards with controversial and sensitive Issues, was tabled by the districtâs board of education Monday night. That means it wasnât voted …
With this yearâs school board elections less than a month away, several organizations have once again published voter guides to help those participating make an informed decision on the ballot. This yearâs election is rather light â with just 19 candidates campaigning across eight races. RELATED: 19 to compete for 8 seats in May 14 school board elections The guides …
Sometimes you donât know what you donât know. Take the lawsuit filed July 7, 2023, by ACLU Delaware against Attorney General Kathy Jennings and the city of Wilmington over the stateâs solicitation and loitering statutes and Wilmingtonâs loitering ordinance. The ACLU claims the lack of specificity in the current statutes opens the door to selective enforcement. At the same time, …
A long-awaited report release from the American Institutes for Research on school funding has shown that Delaware needs to allocate anywhere from $590 million to $1 billion more into education. Thatâs between a 27% and 46% increase from the multi-billion dollar investment the state already has in public education, which is typically about a third of the state budget. The …
Two dozen leaders from state and national educational organizations on Monday got a sneak peek of potential recommendations on how Delaware should fund schools. A report by the American Institutes for Research, being paid for by the Delaware Department of Education and designed to help guide state recommendations on changing the way schools are funded is expected to be released …
Candidates have 19 days left to file to run in the May 9 school board elections, and education advocates hope to encourage more people to run in those three weeks. âThere’s a lot more community members than there are elected people, so if you don’t like the direction that your community is going in, run,â said Laurisa Schutt, executive director …
