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Education / Life / Sussex County

Indian River School District Distributing Wi-Fi Hotspots To Low-Income Families

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 - by Staff Writer

As part of the “Connect Delaware” program, the Indian River School District has been distributing wi-fi hotspots to low-income families that would not traditionally have access to reliable internet service. …

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Education / Life

Shelton Appointed As Christina School District’s New Superintendent

June 5, 2020 - by Staff Writer

Dr. Dan Shelton was approved tonight at Christina School District’s Board of Education meeting as the next superintendent of schools. The appointment will take effect on July 1. Shelton brings …

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Education / Life

Laurel School District Releases Statement Regarding Sussex Military Academy

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 - by Staff Writer

Over the past six months, the Sussex Military Academy Board of Directors and the Laurel School District have worked collaboratively to explore all possible options associated with establishing a military …

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Education / Life

Colonial Early Childhood Educator Is Delaware’s 2020 State Teacher Of The Year

October 17, 2019 - by Staff Writer

An early childhood educator from the Colonial School District is Delaware’s 2020 State Teacher of the Year. Rebecca Louise Vitelli, who teaches prekindergarten for the Colonial Early Education Program located …

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Education / Life

Study Claims Delaware Ranks 50th For Lowest Median SAT Scores

July 30, 2018 - by Staff Writer

Source: WalletHub With the Every Student Succeeds Act shaping state curriculums and students getting closer to the end of their summer breaks, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report …

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Education / Government / Life

Driver Shortage Prompts Red Clay To Change Bus Schedules, School Start Times

June 14, 2018 - by Staff Writer

In an effort to improve bus transportation service throughout Red Clay, the district will reorganize its bus routes and move to a three-tier school schedule in the fall of 2018. …

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Education / Government

Proposed Bill Would Allow Board of Education To Remove School Board Members

December 15, 2017 - by Staff Writer

SPONSOR: Rep. Baumbach HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 149th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE BILL AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATED TO LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE. …

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Education / Life

$400,000 In Grants To Support New High School Pathway Programs

November 9, 2017 - by Staff Writer

Secretary of Education Susan Bunting today announced more than $400,000 in public grants to support new high school pathway programs. The effort expands on the statewide Delaware Pathways initiative to …

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Education / Life / Newark

UD Says Dettwyler Will Not Be Rehired

June 25, 2017June 25, 2017 - by Staff Writer

Newark – The University of Delaware has announced that Katherine Dettwyler, who last taught in the spring as an adjunct faculty member, will not be rehired to teach at the …

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Education / Life / Public Safety

Fatal Teen Crashes Are On The Rise, Up 10%, Are Cell Phones To Blame?

June 1, 2017June 1, 2017 - by Staff Writer

Wilmington – – New teen drivers ages 16-17 years old are three times as likely as adults to be involved in a deadly crash, according to new research from the …

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