Delaware’s top STEM students returned home with national accolades after competing in the 2025 National Technology Student Association (TSA) Conference held last week in Nashville. A total of 160 students from 17 Delaware schools participated, showcasing their skills in cutting-edge fields like biotechnology, cybersecurity, and engineering alongside nearly 10,000 peers from across the country and abroad. The event featured over …
Four Delaware high school students are gaining national recognition for their leadership and community impact after presenting innovative projects at the YMCA Changemakers Summit in Orlando, Florida. The students, all participants in the YMCA of Delaware’s Youth In Government (YIG) program, were selected to represent the state at the prestigious summit, where teens from across the country pitched original ideas …
WILMINGTON— A new initiative to improve youth literacy in Wilmington was announced last Wednesday by Mayor John Carney, who unveiled a partnership with Reading Assist and educational publisher Mrs Wordsmith. The summer program will provide targeted tutoring and literacy instruction to roughly 200 children, ages 6 to 14, at two key community hubs; the Police Athletic League (PAL) of Wilmington …
Delaware students achieved unprecedented success at the 2025 Educators Rising National Conference, held June 26–29 in Orlando, Florida. Competing among more than 3,000 middle school, high school, and collegiate students from across the country, Delaware’s delegation brought home multiple top honors—including the state’s first-ever national champions in both the middle school and collegiate divisions. Held under the theme “Empowering Tomorrow’s …
Two Delaware high school students have been named national winners in the 2025 “America’s Field Trip” contest, a nationwide initiative tied to the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence. Grace Sweeten, a ninth-grader at Sussex Academy in Georgetown, and Vivian Wan, a tenth-grader at Tower Hill School in Wilmington, were among 75 first-place winners selected from thousands of student submissions …
WILMINGTON — As part of a regional tour coinciding with the American Library Association’s (ALA) Annual Conference, Senator Darius Brown, D-Wilmington, will speak at the North Wilmington Public Library Campus Hub this Friday to spotlight recent renovations and programming investments. The Delaware Library Tour, organized by Margaret Sullivan Studio, is a featured event during the ALA Preconference and aims to …
Christina School District is inviting families, staff, and community members to weigh in on the future leadership of Maurice Pritchett Sr. Academy during a public forum scheduled for Monday, June 30. The event will run from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. and take place at the new building, located at 600 East 7th Street in Wilmington. Light refreshments and child care …
The construction of a new campus with two buildings is officially underway in the Appoquinimink School District. The district – the second largest in the First State – broke ground on the new structures Monday. A middle school named Summit Bridge Middle and a high school named Summit High School will be realized in the fall of 2029 when its …
Delaware Technical Community College is making a major boost to its culinary arts department. The school will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday afternoon to unveil its newly renovated and expanded culinary arts wing at the Stanton Campus, which now includes 8,800-square-feet of space with state-of-the-art kitchen equipment, industry-standard technology, and a new dining room. The expansion allows the college …
A new statewide initiative is aiming to bolster school board leadership across Delaware by equipping newly elected members with free, practical training and support from day one. First State Educate (FSE), a nonprofit education advocacy organization, officially launched Board First 2025, a no-cost, comprehensive training program tailored for Delaware’s school board members. The initiative is designed to strengthen governance in …
Delaware students made a powerful impression at the 2025 Business Professionals of America (BPA) National Leadership Conference, held last month in Orlando, Florida. Competing against nearly 7,000 students from over 800 chapters across the country, Delaware’s delegation brought home a long list of top honors. In total, students from the First State claimed 12 national championships (first place), 13 second-place …
Wilmington, Delaware, has been named one of six new communities nationwide to join the 2025–2026 Success Planning Community of Practice, a national initiative led by the EdRedesign Lab’s Institute for Success Planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The city joins a cohort of fifteen communities working to implement a personalized, relationship-based approach to youth development. The strategy, known …
