August 2, 2017
Delaware News
Cape Gazette
TCC and Verizon stores donate backpacks for school
It’s almost back to school time, and nearly 1,000 TCC and Wireless Zone stores donated 172,00 backpacks filled with school supplies to prepare school children from across the nation for the fall term in the School Rocks Backpack Giveaway. The local Verizon Wireless...
August 1, 2017
Delaware News
Cape Gazette
Cape’s call for school-naming group riles community
The family of longtime Milton-area educator Herman O. Brittingham and many family friends attended a Cape Henlopen school board meeting to insist the new elementary school in Milton should retain the name of the existing school: H.O. Brittingham Elementary.
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July 31, 2017
Delaware News
The News Journal
Delaware student test results confirm plight of low-income students
Repetition may be a core element of education, but in the case of Wilmington, where state test scores are once again among some of the lowest in the state, the lesson is clear: Low-income students are still being left behind.
How well would you do...
July 28, 2017
Delaware News
Coastal Point
School board wants consistent rules for school choice
Kevin Patterson’s third-grade daughter has found success in the Indian River School District, and he looked forward to sending his son to kindergarten this fall. But, living outside the district, the boy isn’t guaranteed a spot, and the school has recommended...