  A bill requiring the state to conduct an annual workforce study of early childhood professionals and help the pool of workers earn more unanimously passed the House Education Committee.  House Bill 377, sponsored by Sherae’a Moore, D-Middletown, would have the Department of Education do the annual study, with the first due by Nov. 15, 2022, along with a …
Colonial candidates wrap up school board forums
Christine Smith and Keenan Dorsey Colonial School District wrapped up the six school board forums held this week and last to allow voters to hear candidate platforms and positions on some issues. Although Colonial has two seats up for grabs and four candidates, just two individuals participated in the forum: Christine Smith and Keenan Dorsey. Smith and Gail Wade …
Appo, Caesar Rodney school board forums explore candidate views
The school board forums being held by a coalition of 10 education-related organizations continued Monday night with Appoquinimink and Caesar Rodney At Appo, Nichelle DeWitt and Shawn Rohe answered questions put to them by a moderator, but didnât interact with each other, as planned by the forum organizers. At Caesar Rodney, only one candidate participated, Lorenzo Hopkins. The other …
Why so few school board forums? Candidates wouldnât respond
Many school board candidates approached about participating in forums never responded, organizers say. While the six school board forums organized to allow community members to meet their candidates wrap up tomorrow, some have asked why there arenât forums being held in every contentious district. Smyrna, for example, has seven candidates campaigning for just two seats. Woodbridge, Lake Forest, Seaford, …
Mount Pleasantâs robotics team heads to world championships
Mt. Pleasant’s Vex Robotics team is, from left, Madison Viola, Martiana Olsen, Cadentz Orbanus (kneeling, Fereydoun Stout and Alexander Amores, show off their Viper robot and the bins it’s expected to move. The Mount Pleasant High School Junior Reserves Officer Training Corps checked off a lot of wins before earning a berth in a world robotics championship. Regionals â …
Take a first peek at new Museum of Nature and Science
The paleozoic exhibit contains models of dinosaurs and other specimens from the past. A lot of smiling faces are waiting to see people return to the reimagined Delaware Museum of Nature and Science next month. Some of them have a lot of really big teeth. And it’s impossible to tell whether those dinosaurs in the museum’s new Ellice & …
Only 1 Milford candidate takes part in online forum
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. …
Meet school board candidates in 6 upcoming virtual forums
Upcoming school board forums will allow community members to meet, question school board candidates. Photo by Element5 Digital. Meet the candidates in 6 upcoming school board forums Delaware school board election forums kick off tomorrow, with six being held during the next two weeks so community members can meet their districtâs candidates and hear their thoughts. With only 10% …
Conservatives marshal forces as school board elections near
Republicans are going all in this year to support their candidates for school board elections that take place in three weeks. The Delaware State Republican Party is sponsoring a âSuper Saturday Day of Actionâ Saturday to encourage volunteers to meet candidates and help them campaign The right-wing Patriots of Delaware this week sent out an email saying âitâs time to …
Science, basketball, drones: STEM fun during spring break
Drones, video games and basketball all in one place. That wasnât just a middle school boyâs dream, but a day of STEM fun at The Warehouse in Wilmington. Designed by Learning Undefeated to spark studentsâ interest in careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the three-hour event Tuesday included hands-on activities, games and family-oriented contests. Learning Undefeatedâs Drop Anywhere Lab …