WILMINGTON – The Wilmington City Council voted unanimously Thursday night to create an Office of Educational Advocacy. Prior to an 11-0 ‘Yay’ vote – with two council members absent – many shared emotional anecdotes on why the office is essential, in line with a press conference announcing the proposal Wednesday. All speakers, in one way or another, explained how the …
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A New Castle County education agency plans to put $5.7 million into in-school health services and outside time service $3.7 million into pre-K in 2025. Those are the biggest items in the Redding Consortium for Educational Equity’s $14.6 million budget, which began July 1. The consortium also will put $1.6 million into planning for redistricting Christina School District and removing …
The state legislature has stepped in and created a path for the removal of the Christina School District from the city of Wilmington. House Concurrent Resolution 146, sponsored by Rep. Nnamdi Chukwuocha, D-Wilmington, supports Christina’s city students and plans for the eventual withdrawal of the district from the city’s bounds. It’s a result of the recommendation made by the Redding …
The members of the Redding Consortium for Educational Equity voted Thursday night to remove the Christina School District from the city of Wilmington in a redistricting plan. Those for the move said that removing Christina’s three schools inside the city that don’t connect to the rest of the district will allow the consortium to better focus its efforts on the …
Some students residing in the city of Wilmington who attend Christina and Colonial school district schools would be transferred mostly to Red Clay and a few to Brandywine, if a redistricting plan championed by the Redding Consortium comes to fruition. The move would essentially remove Christina and Colonial from the city. “We believe this is a big first step,” said …
Education – what one legislator called the most important investment by the state – consumed Wednesday’s Joint Finance Committee hearing for a category that makes up about one-third of the state’s $6 billion budget. Appearing in the morning before the committee that decided how and where the state’s budget will be spent was The Redding Consortium and the Wilmington Learning …
A draft of the agreement formalizing the Wilmington Learning Collaborative says parents, students and teachers will be included in the governing council, which will hire a small team to run the organization. The draft, announced Wednesday during a community engagement event, is a major step forward the five-year process that will see Wilmington elementary and middle schools carved out of …
The school districts that serve Wilmington are combining forces to help the seniors of 2022 be as prepared as possible. The five school districts serving a slice of Wilmington and a downtown charter school are joining efforts to help the city’s 500 rising seniors have the best senior year possible. The new Boost’22 program will allow Wilmington seniors in …
