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School board voter guides include nominees’ positions, more

With this year’s school board elections less than a month away, several organizations have once again published voter guides to


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Appo VP: ‘Ugly cuts,’ 45 kids in class if referendum fails 

  NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect correct taxes on assessed homes. The vice president of Appoquinimink School


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William Penn, Del Tech launch pathway to expand nursing pipeline

A newly-funded career pathway partnership between a state college and a high school aims to tackle the national nursing shortage


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St. Michael’s: $1M for construction, more affordable child care 

A $1 million federal allocation puts a Wilmington nursery and early childhood education center serving vulnerable families on the doorstep


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Del. DOE to provide support, coaching for college financial aid

College is more expensive than it’s ever been, but a state agency is trying to financially ease the burden for


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Get to know Delaware’s 2x poetry queen, Maiss Hussein

The back-to-back scholastic poetry champion won her most recent crown with a poem she says was way out of her


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Wilmington Friends: 27,500 free meals to celebrate 275th year

Wilmington Friends School, celebrating its 275th anniversary this year, will dig into its Quaker roots with a massive meal drive


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Jarek Rutz posted at 1:30 pm

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19 to compete for 8 seats in May 14 school board elections

In a light year for school board races, 19 candidates are vying for eight open seats across eight of the


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Jarek Rutz posted at 12:26 pm

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Li, Gupta to represent Delaware in national science camp

Two First State high schoolers are on their way to the Mountaineer State to represent Delaware at the 61st National


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4 Delaware teachers finalists for national math, science award

In a time where science and math teachers are hard to come by, four of them from the First State


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Many happy with mandatory school board finance training bill

School board members, who are in large part responsible for the spending decisions of millions of dollars from school districts,


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Jarek Rutz posted at 2:43 pm

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Cape Henlopen referendum fails, unofficial results show

This is a developing story. Check back for updates. The residents of Cape Henlopen School District have voted down a


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Jarek Rutz posted at 9:23 pm

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All 7 board members agree: Fire Bradley Layfield

The Indian River School District Board of Education on Thursday voted to uphold the termination of a school principal enmeshed…

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Great Oaks on track to meet all 16 conditions to stay open

The State Board of Education Thursday night announced promising progress on conditions placed on a charter school that has been…

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Don Patton steps away from WLC, group seeks another extension 

One of the champions of improving education in Delaware is resigning from the Wilmington Learning Collaborative’s governing council. Don Patton,…

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Freire celebrates new athletic facility, home-court advantage

It felt like a carnival on 14th Street as Wilmington’s Freire Charter School unveiled its $5.3 million athletic center to…

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Here’s what happens now in districts whose referendums passed

Now that Colonial, Red Clay and Brandywine have had successful referendums, residents of those school districts may be wondering when…

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Teacher pay committee to focus now on career ladders 

The state committee responsible for making recommendations on the pay of educators now turns its focus to creating leadership and…

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DSU widens global presence with University of Belize alliance

  Delaware State University has created a partnership it hopes will lead to future opportunities in Belize, a nation on…

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Schools await final $3.8M for downtown gym, learning center

Three schools sharing the same building in downtown Wilmington are eagerly awaiting the hoped-for completion of an $18 million project…

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Caesar Rodney HS: 5x state culinary competition winners

The young cooks from Caesar Rodney School District are state champs once again. Caesar Rodney High School’s culinary team recently…

Jarek Rutz posted at 12:13 pm

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Smyrna School District referendum fails

Smyrna School District’s capital and operating referendum to raise local revenue for it school’s has failed. It’s request to raise…

Jarek Rutz posted at 9:48 pm

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WilmU, Code Differently team up for 18 credit opportunity in tech

A new partnership between Wilmington University and a national coding group will provide Delaware residents the opportunity to earn a…

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Here’s how Delaware slices its school funding pie

One might find it hard to believe that laundry, driver’s ed and athletic travel and equipment are considered “instructional costs”…

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