A bill giving school districts power to tell charter schools to transport students living within the district passed through the House Education Committee Wednesday. House Bill 81, sponsored by Rep. Kim Williams, D-Marshallton, the chair of the committee, could force charters to privately contract their own buses to bring students within a district to the schools. Rep. Rich Collins, R-Millsboro, …
A bill that would establish a 17-person task force to focus on mentoring and improving literacy rates for Delawareâs youth unanimously passed the House Education Committee Wednesday. âWe believe that the 18,222 children in charter schools across our state benefit not just from the educators in the building, but from the village that helps educate them,â said Kendall Massett, executive …
Officials from three Sussex County charter schools told state representatives Thursday they need more legislative support to best support their students and communities. âWe donât have the available resources for a wellness center,â said Eric Anderson, head of Sussex Academy. âOur kids are like any other, and they need these supports.â His school hosted a joint breakfast that included Sussex …
There are wide disparities among Delawareâs public school districts and charters in the percentage of seniors crossing the stage to graduate each spring. Department of Education officials indicated that the most recent data is from 2021 graduation rates. Recommended: Colonialâs dropout prevention program shows impressive results This yearâs data will likely not be published on the State Report Card until …
A bill that would bar charter schools from giving preference in student admissions to those living within a 5-mile radius of the school faced a lot of scrutiny in the Senate Executive Committee Wednesday. House Bill 238 was passed by the House on May 5, although it faced concerns in the House hearings as well. Rep. Nnamdi Chukwuocha, D-Wilmington, said …
Melissa Tracyâs passion for service and dedication to ensuring success for younger generations is part of the reason she was one of 10 charter school teachers in America to win the 2022 Changemaker Award. The award, presented by The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, is given to individuals who positively influence their charter school, bring innovation and creativity to …
School board elections are May 10 across the state of Delaware. Jalyn Powell, running for Milford School Districtâs at-large seat, said Thursday night that board members should be open-minded, all students should be seen as gifted, critical race theory is not an issue, charter schools and choice are good, and that ethnicity of school workers should reflect the community. …
Christina School Districtâs Board of Education has called for a statewide temporary moratorium on new charter schools and the expansion of existing charter schools. The board hopes that the pause will stabilize relationships between schools and districts that serve students in Wilmington while they work together on developing Gov. John Carneyâs proposed Wilmington Learning Collaborative and implementing proposals from the …
