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Local News WDDE New task force examines state’s approach to teaching children with disabilities Parents joined with state lawmakers and education officials last week to look at overhauling the way Delaware school districts teach children with disabilities. By federal law, schools must develop what they call individualized education plans...

Since the beginning of the year, hundreds of Delawareans — led by the Vision Coalition of Delaware — have worked to create a draft plan, A Vision for Education in Delaware in 2025 (ED25). This summer, the Coalition has been sharing its vision and seeking Delawareans’ input through six community conversations across the state, targeted...

Local News The News Journal An alternative approach to teacher evaluations An op-ed by Lamont Browne, Ed. D., Head of School/Principal; EastSide Charter School East Side Charter School – in partnership with Kuumba, Prestige and Thomas Edison – was approved by the Department of Education to use the aptly titled "Teaching Excellence Framework,"...

Local News WHYY Newsworks New resources allocated to low-performing schools in Wilmington Some of Wilmington’s most needy schools will share nearly $6 million in federal and state money to improve academic performance among students. The schools include Bancroft Elementary, Bayard Middle and Stubbs Elementary schools in the Christina School...