One education support professional will be chosen Dec. 5 as the state’s best out of the 19 chosen by school districts and one charter school. This is the fourth year the Department of Education has recognized a State Educational Support Professional of the Year. “Educational support professionals’ roles vary greatly,” said Mark Holodick, secretary of education. “They provide one-on-one support …
Appoquinimink School District residents will have the opportunity to vote for or against a tax increase via a referendum on Tuesday, Dec. 12. In its board meeting Tuesday night, Superintendent Matthew Burrows explained the revenue would be put towards toward three new school buildings, a bus lot, educator recruiting and retention efforts, technology and safety initiatives. He said the referendum …
The only Republican woman in Delaware’s General Assembly announced her resignation Wednesday morning. Rep. Ruth Briggs King, R-Georgetown/Millsboro, said she was moving out of her district just over the line into another one, after serving for 14 years. “To many, this is no surprise since I have been candid and open about the impending changes,” she said in a statement. …
Several fire trucks responding Monday to help the Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. were damanged by people throwing rocks at them, the Ellendale Fire Co. said in a Facebook post. It said two of its three Ellendale trucked were damaged, including broken windows, in the area of Market Street and the Greenwood Post office in Greenwood. Trucks belonging to three other …
Twenty people have been convicted on charges of murder, shooting and other felonies following a four-year prosecution of a Wilmington gang that resulted in a 100% conviction rate. The push helped reduce the number of shootings in Delaware 30% since 2020, according to a statement from the Delaware Department of Justice. In essence, the press release said, the Wilmington Police …
Eddie the Eagle swooped into Lord Baltimore Elementary School in Ocean View Tuesday to help teach children about gun safety. Lord Baltimore, part of the Indian River School District, started teaching gun safety to students last year, and the program has taken flight. Now every class in the school, kindergarten through fifth grade, attends the presentation, which lasts about 20 …
Some debate ensued in Brandywine School District’s board meeting Monday night as members weighed whether creating a better viewing platform for audience members is worth limiting public participation. While the majority of school districts in Delaware have a virtual option for their monthly board meetings, most of them operate through Zoom. There are often technical difficulties and if a parent …
The Public School Transportation Committee once again said it would recommend a raise in bus driver salaries, along with measures for bus safety and security, insurance and benefits. The 13-person committee’s purpose is to make yearly suggestions by April 1 for improvements related to the state transportation formula. In Monday’s committee meeting, the group confirmed again it wants bus drivers …
Delaware pours billions of dollars into education each year, only to receive stressful news like some of the lowest standardized test scores in the country. A number of Delaware nonprofits devoted to improving education in the state want to see more impact for the state in jobs, test scores and another areas. Some have specific focuses such as encouraging more …
This matchup had been much anticipated as these two teams are no strangers to each other or the DIAA tournament. The regular season matchup went to Smyrna 2-1 at Cape’s Champions Stadium, appropriately named as they have ten State Championships going into today. Smyrna and Cape have met in the finals the past two seasons, splitting titles (Cape in 2021, …
