Six of the state’s 19 school districts – all in New Castle County – are partnering for an event at the end of March to help some of their students prepare for life after school. Families of students receiving special education services are invited to the 2025 Transition to Adult Life Fair, set to take place at Delaware Technical Community …
Cab Calloway’s Anthony Gray-Bolden named 2025 Principal of Year
WILMINGTON – Anthony Gray-Bolden, Dean of Cab Calloway School of the Arts in the Red Clay Consolidated School District, has been named the 2025 Delaware Principal of the Year Award. “I am truly honored to be recognized as Principal of the Year,” Bolden said. “This achievement is a testament to the incredible staff, teachers, students, families, and my dedicated administrative …
NAEP scores show increase in math scores, little change elsewhere
2024 data from whatâs referred to as the âNationâs Report Cardâ was released Wednesday, and while thereâs still critical underperformance, Delawareâs making slight improvement in test scores and proficiency rates. Delaware is nine points below the national average for scores in eighth-grade math and seven points below in eighth-grade reading. Fourth-grade math scores were four points less than the national …
Educators agree high absenteeism drives poor performance in 4 northern NCCo districtsÂ
Delawareâs four most northern schools â which make up four of the six largest districts in the state â have data metrics that can tell a number of stories, all of which keep parents, teachers, administrators, and even students awake at night. One story is about absenteeism. Another is about resources, another about the challenges of special student populations, and …
Hereâs how the WLC plans to spend $16 million this year
The Wilmington Learning Collaborative is making the final touches to its nearly $16 million budget for this 2024-2025 school year. After already getting the budget approved, the group voted for amendments Tuesday night in three line items: expanded learning time, professional development and school leader recruitment and retention. Funds were decreased in the first two buckets and moved to school …
Survey: many teachers injured by students, lose class time
A survey among more than a thousand educators found that one in three are worried about receiving a physical injury from a student, while 20 percent have been injured from a student. The report was shown to the 24-member Student Behavior and School Climate Task Force Monday night, which is made of government and educational officials as well as school …
WLC summer program yields reading growth in 4 schools
A coalition of city of Wilmington elementary schools can tout growth in reading over the summer. In the Wilmington Learning Collaborativeâs monthly meeting Tuesday night, Executive Director Laura Burgos presented the academic progress as a result of summer programming. The group contracted Reading Assist, a group contracted by the WLC that focuses on improving literacy rates, to help tutor students. …
Clear bookbags, weapon detectors, more coming to Delaware schools
This story was originally published on Spotlight Delaware. The reality of school shootings has plagued the nation for more than two decades, and last year saw more than 300 such incidents. While Delaware has been able to escape much of the bloodshed, recent incidents have unnerved many families and faculty. Guns have been fired inside schools amid altercations, threats have been left …
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This Weekâs Top Stories Include State Fair cancels sensory-friendly day after Autism Delawareâs concerns AirJoule, water harvesting company, picks Del. for main office and more St. Mary Magdalen teacher arrested for sending sexual pics to 14-year-old Naamans advances to Majors division state championship Click on the image below to view the PDF Sonja Frey
Police arrest Red Clay educator for sexual contact with two 9-year-old girls
Just days after police arrested a teacher at a Wilmington private Catholic school for sending sexual photos to a student, they have arrested another educator from the largest school district in Delaware. RELATED: St. Mary Magdalen teacher arrested for sending sexual pics to 14-year-old The New Castle County Police Department announced Wednesday that it has arrested 54-year-old Thomas Barnhart, a …