July 6, 2016
Delaware News
Cape Gazette
Finalists named for 2017 Delaware Teacher of the Year
Twenty Delaware teachers are finalists for Delaware's 2017 Teacher of the Year. Selected from among the 9,000 public school teachers in the state, the candidates were nominated by their districts or the Delaware Charter School Network because of their ability to...
Meet Shyanne Miller
I was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. I have always had an interest in the environment and loved animals, so when I graduated from high school I set my goal to get my bachelor’s degree in wildlife conservation from the University of Delaware. During my time there, I found that environmental discourse often excluded major social issues...
July 5, 2016
Delaware News
Delaware Public Media
Summer Learning Collaborative tackles summer learning achievement gap
Summer is a critical time for kids, with the achievement gap widening for many low-income kids. Barthelemy Atsin is a teacher from New York. He came to Wilmington to teach the basic principles of animation to low-income middle school kids for...
Education is Front and Center at Legislative Hall
One look at our Legislative Monitor says it all: Education was front and center this year in the Delaware General Assembly.
It was also a tough financial year, one plagued by continued revenue shortfalls. In this space Wednesday, we recapped the proposed budget cuts put forth by the Joint Finance Committee and the implications on Delaware...