Christina School Districtâs board on Tuesday became the first to vote to extend the planning period for the Wilmington Learning Collaborative. Planning was supposed to have ended with the 2022-23 school year, but because it took a longer time than expected for the 15-person governing council to form, find an executive director and get school assessments moving, the board asked …
If you are a parent of a school-aged child and worried about your child’s test results, make an appointment with your principal to discuss them. Don’t contact the child’s teacher or school counselor, said Theresa Bennett, director of the Delaware Department of Education’s Office of Assessment. “Each school is different in how they handle you know parent concerns,” she said. “Sometimes …
The next stadium in the Delaware Live stadium series takes us to Claymont where the 2021 2A Champions play. Coaches field on the campus of Archmere Academy is a great place to catch a Saturday football game in the fall.  The multipurpose turf field is located on a beautiful campus that has bleachers on both sides and a hill …
There was little cheering news Tuesday when Delaware released its 2023 state assessment results. The numbers are still grim, with the majority of students across the board failing to reach proficiency in math and reading. âI canât imagine anyone looking at these test results and saying they are good enough,â said Julia Keleher, the new executive director of First State …
Video games are no longer just a source of entertainment, but a multibillion dollar industry that is becoming increasingly ingrained in schools with some students clamoring to pursue a career in the field. âAlmost everyone in the world is connected to a video game somehow, on their mobile phone or on their console,â said Chris Ruffini, esports manager at Saint …
Most of the 19 school districts in the First State kick off their academic year the week of August 28, and thereâs several ways families can ensure their children have a smooth transition back to the classroom. âParents should slowly start to wean their kids back to go to bed earlier so they wake up early,â said Bridget Amory, superintendent …
David Baylor, a former state trooper, was appointed DIAAâs new executive director July 17. Born and raised in Wilmington, he graduated from St. Mark’s High school before he entered the U.S. Navy. After leaving he military he spent 23 years with the Delaware State Police. Baylor said the job intrigued him. âI worked up and down the state in a …
Itâs official: the Wilmington Learning Collaborative has finalized the contract for its executive director, Laura Burgos, who will sign sometime in the next few days. A special meeting was called for the agencyâs governing council Thursday, and after about an hour of its members meeting executively in private, the group publicly announced it had agreed to hire Burgos, who said …
From now until August 13, the Delaware Art Museum is partnering with contemporary visual artist Charles Edward Williams and the Wilmington Alliance for an artist residency focused on linking history with the present. âWe are thrilled to welcome Charles back to the Delaware Art Museum for this inaugural residency,â said Margaret Winslow, chief curator and curator of contemporary art for …
Colin Dyckman and his wife, Kendal Reynolds, arrived in Italy just in time for a heat wave. âLike the natives, we just strolled from gelateria to gelateria,â he recalled. Spooning the silky frozen confection was a sweet alternative to sipping alcoholic beveragesâand the experience was just as relaxing, he maintained. âIt allows people to chilly, literally,â Dyckman said of …
