Another night of get-to-know school board candidate forums, another missing participant. The trend of office-hopefuls not showing up to public meetings continues, as just three of the four of Appoquinimink School Districtās school board candidates for this yearās election attended Tuesday night’s meeting. In the second installment of a four-district virtual series, candidate Timothy Johns declined to participate in the …
NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect correct taxes on assessed homes. The vice president of Appoquinimink School Districtās Board of Education warned the community that disaster will ensue if the district’s second attempt at a referendum fails this month.Ā āWe have to cut 91 positions. That’s about 5% of our staff,ā said Vice President Richard Forsten, who …
In a light year for school board races, 19 candidates are vying for eight open seats across eight of the stateās 19 school districts. This yearās election is Tuesday, May 14, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Last year, 43 candidates ran for 23 vacancies across 16 school districts. In 2022,Ā 42 candidates competed for 19 open …
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 …
An all-day event for students to explore the various educational opportunities in Delaware is coming to a state college later this month. The National School Choice Awareness Foundation is having dozens of school fairs across the country in January for National School Choice Week 2024. Independently planned by local organizations, these events provide parents with the opportunity to meet with …
Delaware pours billions of dollars into education each year, only to receive stressful news like some of the lowest standardized test scores in the country. A number of Delaware nonprofits devoted to improving education in the state want to see more impact for the state in jobs, test scores and another areas. Some have specific focuses such as encouraging more …
A state nonprofit focused on improving student success is trying to raise $10,000 to create a digital proficiency map to help hold schools accountable and provide easily comparable test score information to parents. That kind of information helps them make good choices when they are deciding where they will send their children, said Britney Mumford, executive director of DelawareCAN.Ā āI …
With pressure from Delaware educational organizations, a bill that would prevent delays to school board candidate campaigns garnered support Wednesday from the Senate Education Committee.Ā House Bill 88, sponsored by Rep. Paul Baumbach, D-Newark, would require the stateās Department of Elections to publicly list school board candidates who are waiting for their background checks to be completed as a āprovisional …
Three seats only have one person running, but one seat in Red Clay School District has four people running. When Delaware residents go to the polls in May, theyāll find 19 school board seats up for grabs and 42 candidates who want them. The deadline to file to run in the 16 districts having elections was March 4. Of the …
