The city of Wilmington is asking the public to help crack down on lead contamination in water. City water customers in Wilmington and New Castle County will be receiving a postcard with a QR code that links them to the survey to help identify and report lead water service lines on their private properties or inside their homes and businesses. …
New Castle County is taking a page out of the City of Brotherly Loveâs playbook in an effort to add art and creativity to its streets and neighborhoods. The County Council this week unanimously passed Councilwoman Dee Durhamâs Ordinance 23-160 to create a Public Arts Commission. The legislation took inspiration from Philadelphiaâs 1% for Art program, which requires new city …
After a quarter century, the Music School of Delaware has a new leader. Stephen Beaudoin, whoâs had decades of work in music, education, business and social impact, has been picked as the schoolâs new president and chief executive officer. âThis opportunity feels very alive to me, and very aligned with my values and the kind of impact I hope to …
The First State is getting $25 million from a newly settled lawsuit in Ohio that triggered a contingency payment to Delaware. Chemours, DuPont and Corteva reached a $110 million settlement in Ohio over âforever chemicals,â which refer to the release of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from the facilities of those companies. The substances, known as PFAS, have negative environmental impacts. …
The new head of the Wilmington Learning Collaborative pushed back Tuesday night on suggestions that the new agency expand to include more city elementary schools. âThis is a long journey, this is going to take many years to get our schools where they need to be,â said Laura Burgos, the groupâs executive director. Thatâs not going to happen by adding …
Great Oaks Charter School has been given one last chance by a state agency focused on ensuring the accountability of Delawareâs charter schools. The Wilmington charter, which serves a student body thatâs 97.24% minority students, received a promising decision in Tuesdayâs Charter School Accountability Committee final renewal meeting. The committee voted to recommend the renewal of Great Oaks â with …
Indian River School District, in the heart of Delawareâs 37th House District, will be closed for a special election in a few weeks. The district announced the closures Tuesday, citing that Delaware law requires public schools to be closed if they are being utilized as polling places for state elections. Last week, Rep. Ruth Briggs King, a Republican representing the …
The First State is one of 12 involved in a national $30 million order against a student lender for malpractice. Attorney General Kathy Jenningsâ office worked with the federal Consumer Protection Financial Bureau and 11 other states to crack down on the bankrupt student lender Prehired. A Delaware bankruptcy court approved a stipulated judgment that requires Prehired to pay more …
The state Department of Education has made some school districts very happy by deeming their requests for state funding necessary to fulfill building projects. For fiscal year 2025, the Department of Education approved 50 certificate of necessity requests, 44 of which involved state funding. They were concentrated in six districts. Districts submit certificates of necessity each year to the department, …
For back-to-back years, Delaware State University has a new record for student enrollment. DSU this week reported an overall enrollment increase of 3.5% from this time last year, The 132-year-old institution now has 6,451 students, a 23% increase since 2020, making the Dover school the fastest-growing Historically Black College and University in the country. âWe have overcome some notable trends …
