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August 7, 2015

August 7th, 2015

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Delaware News Delaware Public Media Christina School District grapples with budget cuts as new school year approaches With a little more than three weeks left before the start of the new school year for their 15,300 or so students, officials in the Christina School District are still crunching numbers on final budget cuts and about half of the...

August 6, 2015

August 6th, 2015

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Delaware News The Newark Post Christina superintendent takes sudden leave of absence The Christina Board of Education announced Wednesday evening that Superintendent Freeman Williams is taking a leave of absence, effective immediately. Cape Gazette Children’s Beach House to begin new preschool programming The Children’s Beach House Inc. is...

Wilmington Redistricting: A Lesson in Collaboration

August 5th, 2015

Author: Neil Kirschling

As The News Journal reported, Governor Jack Markell on Tuesday signed into law two pieces of legislation put forward by the Wilmington Education Advisory Committee (WEAC). The committee’s journey (which includes publishing the report “Strengthening Wilmington Education: An Action Agenda”) has been well documented. But there’s one story...

August 5, 2015

August 5th, 2015

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Delaware News 6ABC Action News Redistricting of Wilmington's public schools gets green light The redistricting of Wilmington's public schools can move forward, after Delaware's governor signed a new measure into law. Jack Markell's signature grants the state board of education the authority to change district boundaries. Students in Christina and...