TSD Review Feb 3

Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – Feb. 3, 2022

Sonja FreyTown Square Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community Want hydrangeas that bees will love? Choose a lacecap, says Mt. Cuba Surf fishing tags sell out hours after going on sale Dover to celebrate Black History Month with cultural, educational events Business Sunset Committee backs reorganizing Delaware Motion Picture Commission Highmark clients can get free COVID-19 tests at pharmacies Government Carney still doesn’t …

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So few kids took assessment tests last year, scores can’t be compared

Betsy PriceEducation, Headlines

The Delaware Department of Education says student achievement scores can’t be compared to previous years. Photo by Jessica Lewis/Pexels   The Delaware Department of Education on Tuesday released the results of the 2020-21 school year and said so few kids took the tests that the statistics can’t be compared year to year. For example, only 60% of students took the …

The UK variant of COVID-19 found in three people this month is one of many variants being tracked in the U.S.

State to mandate masks in all schools, state facilities; more rules to come

Charles MegginsonEducation, Headlines, Health

Delaware will require all school teachers, students and staff to wear masks indoors, even for sports.     Gov. John Carney said Tuesday that masks must be worn in all public, private and parochial schools, as well as childcare homes and centers for those over the age of 2.. Carney also said state employees and visitors to state facilities must …