Brandywine Parents, Teachers and Residents Questioned the Data Behind the Redistricting Proposals from the Redding Consortium Co-Chairs Wilmington, DE – Officials, educators, and families packed a Brandywine School District workshop at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School on Monday, December 8th, to discuss redistricting proposals. This was a high-stakes discussion about how to redraw school district lines in Wilmington and northern New …
Brandywine School District Shares Redistricting Plans Proposed by the Redding Consortium
Next Meeting planned for Monday, Dec 8th at Mt. Pleasant Elementary The Wilmington area school districts have been holding informational meetings with parents and other interested citizens regarding potential redistricting plans. At the heart of the discussions has been crafting proposals to address the underperformance of Wilmington schools – especially those serving students in the city. The Redding Consortium was …
6 NCCo school districts collab for Transition to Adult Life fair
Six of the state’s 19 school districts – all in New Castle County – are partnering for an event at the end of March to help some of their students prepare for life after school. Families of students receiving special education services are invited to the 2025 Transition to Adult Life Fair, set to take place at Delaware Technical Community …
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Brandywine, educators strike deal after teachers hit picket lines
Brandywine School District and its educators struck a deal Monday night after a nearly year-long contract impasse. The district, which is the fifth largest in the state, agreed to raise the pay and protect the working conditions of more than a thousand public school teachers and specialists. “This is a huge win for teachers and specialists here in the Brandywine …
Del. leads national ‘Internet for All’ funding initiative
Delaware is leading the charge in the federal government’s mission to provide internet for all. Tuesday, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) approved the First State’s final proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The program is a key feature of the federal government’s “Internet for All” initiative to connect everyone in America …
Brandywine teachers hit the picket lines ahead of holidays due to expired contracts
WILMINGTON – An expired contract situation in Brandywine School District has tainted the holiday spirit of teachers, as they began to picket the district Tuesday in the first local educators’ union picketing in well over a decade. “I am shocked and saddened to be in this position,” said Jeannette Wilt, a computer and math teacher in the Brandywine School District …




