This Week’s Top Stories Include You KNOW your little needs a photo with a Fairy Fest unicorn Air Force vet launches junk removal service as sister brand Brandywine Restaurant to become Brandywine Brasserie Coastal dunes to get some love from state after breaches Coalition outlines 7 goals that should guide school funding View from the Baseline: Week 2 Volleyball rankings …
This Week’s Review Includes: State test scores show 33% proficiency in math, 40% ELA Sussex County mourns death of firefighter at crash site Crumbl opens new store in Prices Corner Shopping Center Some voters can choose a primary on election day NCCVT celebrates $10.5 million energy initiative St. Mark’s DiGennaro named state track coach of year Click on the image …
This Week’s Review Includes: Christina school board puts Superintendent Shelton on leave Delawareans have won Powerball 285 times for $1.6 billion Meet Artelo, the Kennett Square motel with arty twist Rise, shine & dine: 13 beach restaurants for breakfast DNREC’s new all-terrain wheelchair uses caterpillar tracks Wilmington 4th grader named outstanding safety patroller Canal undefeated; Newark National eliminates Pike Creek …
Some important Christina School District news has been somewhat lost in coverage of the momentous decision by the board of education to suspend Superintendent Dan Shelton. Christina board OKs work on middle schools The board approved a plan to renovate Kirk and Shue-Medill middle schools and build a new Gauger-Cobbs School and then demolish the old building, WDEL reported. The …
Christina School District will no longer hold its graduation at the University of Delaware. The Tuesday night decision by the School Board came after a recent incident in which UD police arrested an 18-year-old star student on graduation day. Holding graduation on UD’s campus has cost Christina $98,129. That includes access to a campus building and parking lot as well …
A bill that would drop the age to vote in school board elections to 16 is drawing strong opposition from one education group. The voting age now is 18. House Bill 96, sponsored by Rep. Eric Morrison, D-Glasgow, which would lower that voting age for school board races, is set to be heard Wednesday at the 3 p.m. House Education …
Freire’s withdrawal comes as Christina School District’s board is asking the state to put a moratorium on new and expanding charter schools. Photo from Freire-Wilmington Facebook page. Freire Schools has withdrawn its request to expand and put a charter school in Newark. Nate Durant, co-head of school at Freire Charter School-Wilmington, said in a note to state education officials …
The Christina School District board heard from members and parents opposed to a charter school moratorium. Two parents opposed to Christina School District’s request for a moratorium on new or expanding charter schools said the move would inhibit parents’ right to choose where their kids went to school. The moratorium, approved in February’s board meeting, called for a statewide temporary …
The Christina School District voted unanimously Tuesday night to allow its superintendent to enter negotiations to form the Wilmington Learning Collaborative. “I’m smiling,” said Gov. John Carney. The Collaborative would oversee the education of only the Wilmington students in kindergarten through eighth grade in Christina, Red Clay and Brandywine school districts, creating programs to help city student learn and …
