Christina School District is using federal COVID-19 money to hire tutors for two years to help its students catch up. Photo by Ralston Smith/Unsplash Over 600 students in Christina School District are taking part in a district-wide one-on-one virtual tutoring program to help them climb the ladder of proficiency in math and reading. The results: About 60% of …
Springer Middle School students demonstrate how their new math curriculum works. Four Springer Middle School teachers told visitors Wednesday that they were all opposed to a new curriculum designed to increase math scores. Now they love it, the teachers told members of the Knowledge Matters Campaign, there to congratulate the school for its successes. “The curriculum we use forces teachers …
Nearly half of Oberle Elmentary’s students are Latino and in the fall the school will start a dual language immersion class. School announcements in Oberle Elementary School will soon be broadcast in both Spanish and English. That will be one of the outcomes of Christina School District’s new Dual Language Immersion Program at Oberle in the fall. The program …
Delaware schools are one step closer to being able to hire permanent substitute teachers. House Bill 315, which would provide funding for schools to hire substitute teachers as full-time employees, has been released with bipartisan support by the House Education Committee. Dozens of subs are needed each day across the state. The issue became critical in December and January when …
Teachers in the Brandywine School District are one step closer to being about to throw away notebooks, pencils and erasers. Brandywine School District is making a determined effort to modernize the classroom, with devices for teachers like interactive smart boards, Chromebooks and iPads. Ultimately, the district believes student test scores will improve with instructor access to the …
After a contentious hearing, a bill that would put a moratorium on both the creation and expansion of charter schools in New Castle County was released by the House Education Committee Wednesday. The final vote on House Bill 353 was nine in favor and seven against. All nine who voted in favor are Democrats, all seven against are Republicans. In …
A bill that would require a statewide mental health curriculum has passed the House. Photo by Unsplash A bill that will require the state to provide mental health education in every grade level passed the House and is headed to the Senate Education Committee. House Bill 301 would require the Delaware Department of Education to establish a statewide …
25 New Castle County Vo-Tech students will be hire to work on Wilmington revitalization projects. New Castle County Vo-Tech students will swap their pencils for screwdrivers as part of the effort to revitalize the city of Wilmington. The students will be involved in the city’s $50 million residential redevelopment and stabilization plan funded through the American Rescue Plan …
Billy Scialla. a Fifer Middle School eighth grader, won the state spelling bee on the word “surrogate.” Photo courtesy St. Mark’s High School Billy Scialla can thank The Hulk for his 2022 Delaware spelling bee title. Out of the 12 words he spelled correctly to win, only one gave him pause. “Punily.” But then his love for films came to …
State education officials, legislators are moving to be sure the science of reading is used when teaching public students. Delaware’s once highly ranked reading scores now are worse than those in Mississippi. Much worse. In 2002 Delaware fourth graders outperformed Mississippi’s by 21 points on national scores, with the First State well above the national average. Today, after a …
