Julia Merola

Clear or transparent backpacks such as this one will become the norm at the Seaford School District beginning this fall. Photo courtesy of Wikicommons.

(Spotlight Delaware is a community-powered, collaborative, nonprofit newsroom covering the First State. Learn more at spotlightdelaware.org) As Delaware’s families and students prepare for the start of the new school year

“You’re out of order” was one of the most popular phrases of the night at Tuesday’s Christina School District’s Board of Education meeting. The sentiment was directed toward board members

This article was originally published in Spotlight Delaware. As Delaware's families and students prepare for the start of the new school

A first-of-its-kind statewide evaluation of school buildings completed this year by the Delaware Department of Education identified the needed repairs.

Major upgrades match cost of constructing a new building

(Spotlight Delaware is a community-powered, collaborative, nonprofit newsroom covering the First State. Learn more at spotlightdelaware.org). Christina School District’s former Superintendent Dan Shelton filed a long-awaited federal lawsuit against the

After a major lawsuit challenging whether the state adequately funds public schools, legislators approved an overhaul of how education is funded, adding up to $1 billion in new spending —

Governor-elect Matt Meyer, who previously spent time as a middle school math teacher, has plans to reform the state's education system and bolster its teacher ranks.

(The Meyer Plan is a six-part series from Spotlight Delaware h that examines the campaign policy proposals of Governor-elect Matt Meyer, and how they could impact the state)