Delaware is leading the charge in the federal governmentâs mission to provide internet for all. Tuesday, the Department of Commerceâs National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) approved the First Stateâs final proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The program is a key feature of the federal governmentâs âInternet for Allâ initiative to connect everyone in America …
WILMINGTON â An expired contract situation in Brandywine School District has tainted the holiday spirit of teachers, as they began to picket the district Tuesday in the first local educatorsâ union picketing in well over a decade. âI am shocked and saddened to be in this position,â said Jeannette Wilt, a computer and math teacher in the Brandywine School District …
A state agency focused on improving the social environment of schools is closing in on submitting its final recommendations after reviewing a 25-item draft Monday night. The 24-member Student Behavior and School Climate Task Force, made up of government and educational officials as well as school behavioral specialists and resource officers, is focusing on family engagement, safety on school buses, …
A member of the state task force thatâs trying to improve student behavior and school environments in schools said that tiered mental health programs are killing Delaware classroom productivity. âThey don’t need all the fancy stuff,â said Sen. Eric Buckson, R-Dover, said. âThey don’t need the interventions. They don’t need the couches, they don’t need the specialists. They just need …
The Brandywine School District voted Monday night to explore using the same new model for evaluate its superintendent that Christina decided to consider two months ago. The vote came after Brandywine School Board member Ralph Ackerman recommended contacting the Delaware School Boards Association to set up a workshop to talk about its program they would use with Superintendent Lincoln Hohler. …
A joint meeting Tuesday of the Brandywine, Christina and Red Clay school districts about the Wilmington Learning Collaborative featured a lively discussion, but still no vote. The 21 board members were joined by Gov. John Carney, Education Secretary Mark Holodick and other key education officials. While no one outright opposed the learning collaborative, some expressed concern about the …
