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Bill to study, encourage early childhood workforce heads to House floor

    A bill requiring the state to conduct an annual workforce study of early childhood professionals and help the
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Colonial candidates wrap up school board forums

Christine Smith and Keenan Dorsey   Colonial School District wrapped up the six school board May 3, 2022
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Appo, Caesar Rodney school board forums explore candidate views

  The school board forums being held by a coalition of 10 education-related organizations continued May 3, 2022

Mount Pleasant’s robotics team heads to world championships

Mt. Pleasant’s Vex Robotics team is, from left, Madison Viola, Martiana Olsen, Cadentz Orbanus (kneeling, Fereydoun Stout and Alexander Amores,
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Red Clay, Capital school board candidates answer forum questions

Left to right: Ashley Sabo (Red Clay), Jim Casper (Red Clay), Vic Leonard (Red Clay), Felicia Duggins (Capital), Joan Engel
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Meet school board candidates in 6 upcoming virtual forums

Upcoming school board forums will allow community members to meet, question school board candidates. Photo by Element5 Digital.   Meet
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Conservatives marshal forces as school board elections near

Republicans are going all in this year to support their candidates for school board elections that take place in three
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Science, basketball, drones: STEM fun during spring break

Drones, video games and basketball all in one place. That wasn’t just a middle school boy’s dream, but a day
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Red Clay to bring up Wilmington Charter review again in May

The Red Clay School District Board’s motion to review the Charter School of Wilmington did not pass last week, but
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UDance hopes to break fundraising record for childhood cancer

Photo courtesy of UDance. The country’s fifth-largest college dance marathon and University of Delaware’s largest student-run philanthropy event will “return
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Red Clay board votes on compliance review of Wilmington Charter

The Red Clay move follows months of complaints from parents about Wilmington Charter. Photo by Pixabay.   UPDATE: The motion
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Mental health curriculum bill heads to Senate floor for vote

A bill that will require the state to provide mental health education in every grade level passed through the Senate
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Legislators pass college livestream, school fingerprinting bills

A bill headed to the House after passing in the Senate would require state colleges to livestream trustee meetings and
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Redding Consortium focuses proposed funding on early childhood services

  New state funding will allow Redding Consortium to help schools create more early childhood seats, services   Last year,
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Seaford test scores improve with focus on science of reading

  While students at Blades Elementary get the traditional reminders to continue reading during the upcoming spring break, their reminders
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Science of reading bill sails through Senate, heads to House

A day after being released by the Senate Education Committee, a bill that refocus the way reading is taught sailed
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Contentious right-to-know school bill likely to fail in committee

  A bill that would require schools to publish information about what’s being taught and what materials are being used
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Science of reading bill heads to Senate floor with bipartisan support

A bill requiring the state’s public schools to use techniques and materials employing the science of reading is headed to
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Padua students get hands-on STEM experience at UD, Chemours labs

Padua freshmen and sophomores create toys that are then presented to judges and industry experts, including Melissa & Doug reps.
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Colleges ask for millions in state construction money

  Photo/Getty Images   Three Delaware colleges and universities have asked the state for $120 million to fund construction of
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Hundreds of Christina students receive tutoring for learning loss

  Christina School District is using federal COVID-19 money to hire tutors for two years to help its students catch
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National campaign caps excellence in math tour at Springer

Springer Middle School students demonstrate how their new math curriculum works. Four Springer Middle School teachers told visitors Wednesday that
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Science Olympiad construction competition moves back indoors

Chase Martinez shovels sand during a Delaware Science Olympiad bridges event as Joseph Mlodak uses two rods to stop the
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