The Wilmington Learning Collaborative will hold its second community meeting since it released its draft agreement on on Tuesday, June 21. The event will be at Warner Elementary School in Wilmington from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Itās billed as an opportunity for people to learn more about the agreement that will guide the efforts of the state and the …
Wilmington Learning Collaborative releases draft agreement
A draft of the agreement formalizing the Wilmington Learning Collaborative says parents, students and teachers will be included in the governing council, which will hire a small team to run the organization. The draft, announced Wednesday during a community engagement event, is a major step forward the five-year process that will see Wilmington elementary and middle schools carved out of …
Red Clay students lead charge on dress code changesĀ
Red Clay Consolidated School District seems on track to adopt a new dress code this summer after months of student-led discussions criticizing the current rules as outdated, racist and objectifying, especially because they are largely enforced by male administrators. āStudents feel like the dress code was only used as a way to get kids in trouble,ā said Eileena Mathews, an …
Delaware LIVE Weekly Review ā May 22, 2022
This Weekās Top Headlines Include: Headlines Two lawmakers storm out of rushed committee hearing One Democrat. One Republican. Both want an inspector general University of Delaware set to raise tuition 3% next year Culture Newly opened Museum of Nature, Science to get $500,000 from county Clifford Brown Jazz Fest returns June 15-18 featuring Stanley Clarke Hagley loans patent models to …
Highlands Elementary to be named for civil rights, education champion
Highlands Elementary School in Wilmington will officially be known as Joseph E. Johnson Jr. Elementary school after a Monday ceremony that will honor a Delaware barrier breaker, civil rights champion and superintendent. Johnson, a lifelong educator and Wilmington native, was a civil rights champion who made Delaware history in 1968 by becoming the stateās first Black principal of a …
Delaware LIVE Weekly Review ā May 1, 2022
This Weekās Top Headlines Include: Headlines Red Clay, Capital school board candidates answer forum questions Weed, taxes, police reform likely to dominate end of GA session Culture Take a first peek at new Museum of Nature and Science Conference hailing Black musicians, composers taking place in Wilmington Once controversial Kalmar Nyckel tall ship celebrates 25th anniversary Delaware hunters harvest 15,000 …
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 districtās candidates and hear their thoughts. With only 10% …
Red Clay to bring up Wilmington Charter review again in May
The Red Clay School District Board’s motion to review the Charter School of Wilmington did not pass last week, but is expected to return in May. Photo by Getty Images The Red Clay Consolidated School District Board did not have enough votes last week to initiate a review of the Charter School of Wilmington. While the board seemed to …
Red Clay board votes on compliance review of Wilmington Charter
The Red Clay move follows months of complaints from parents about Wilmington Charter. Photo by Pixabay. UPDATE: The motion to do a compliance review did not pass because board rules require at least 4 yes votes, board chair Cathy Thompson said Monday.Ā One board member was absent. She expects the issue to come up again in May when all …
Schools unlikely to lift mask mandate early, despite parent pleas
Gov. John Carney announced Monday that he would lift his indoor mask mandate Friday ā except for schools, where masks are required until March 31. On Tuesday, parent Benjamin Kennedy asked the Appoquinimink School District Board to not wait and to get rid of masks in schools on Friday. The next night, parent Brandon Bushon asked the Red Clay …