The Dover Police Departmentās RecruitmentĀ video has been named as one of the āTop Police Recruitment Videos of 2023.ā Police1 ranked its top eight recruitment videos of 2023 as police departments nationwide try to attract recruits and lateral officers to join their force. Dover’s video is part of an ongoing effort to attract an increased quantity and diverse pool of police …
Delaware is part of a national Ā $700 million agreement with Google in its lawsuit about Googleās anticompetitive conduct with the Google Play Store. The settlement involved Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a bipartisan group of 52 other attorneys general. Google will pay $630 million in restitution, minus costs and fees, to consumers who made purchases on the Google Play Store …
The Wilmington Learning Collaborative has hired two directors and completed one element of school assessments needed to begin implementing programs to improve student outcomes. Laura Burgos, the executive director of the Wilmington Learning Collaborative, shared updates of recent work at the governing councilās monthly meeting Tuesday night. āIām very excited to say that all nine of our WLC partner schools …
Although they are not traditional district schools, Delawareās charter schools are still public, which means they will be affected by any changes from the long-awaited funding assessmentĀ released last week. The $700,000 report by the American Institutes for Research was required as part of a settlement of a lawsuit charging the state was not adequately or fairly educating children. Now …
The 19th century Custom House thatās sat vacant in downtown Wilmington for 15 years is about to be turned into a showpiece with renovations and an expansion. Located in front of the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center, the Custom House was built in 1855, serving as one of the first federal buildings outside Washington, D.C. or New York āĀ and …
If youāre hitting the road for Christmas, youāre not alone. Nearly a third of the stateās population is expected to āātravel 50 miles or more by car for the year-end holidays.Ā Hereās what to know about Christmas in the First State a week away from the holiday: Travel The 330,000 Delawareans traveling is an increase of 2.6% over last year, …
Delaware Democrats filed new legislation Thursday that would enhance patient access to medical marijuana and revamp the framework of the Delaware Medical Marijuana Act.Ā House Bill 285, sponsored by Rep. Ed Osienski, D-Newark, would remove the requirement that a patient must have a debilitating medical condition to qualify for a registry identification card.Ā Instead, health-care providers would determine whether a …
Two Wilmington organizations focused on helping city students excel ā the Redding Consortium and the Wilmington Learning Collaborative ā have started to determine how they will work together. āWe are at a point now where we really can give a high level introduction to what we think that’s going to look like,ā said Sen. Elizabeth āTizzyā Lockman, D-Wilmington, co-chair of …
Dozens of New Castle County elementary school students filled the rows of a courtroom in Wilmingtonās Leonard L. Williams Justice Center Friday as jolly Christmas music welcomed them. Itās not everyday that a courthouse is exclusively filled with positivity, laughter and joy, but the annual āMiracle on 34th Streetā rendition put jingle bells in the hands and smiles on the …
All six charter schools up for renewal this academic year have been renewed by the state secretary of education. In the State Board of Education’s monthly meeting Thursday night, Education Secretary Mark Holodick gave the final OK on Kuumba Academy, Positive Outcomes Charter School, First State Military Academy, Sussex Montessori School, Freire Charter School and Great Oaks Charter School to …
