Julia Merola

A third bill attempting to address Delawareans’ concerns about school district tax increases advanced out of the Senate Education committee.

The expansion of the ASPIRA bilingual charter school into Sussex County hit another obstacle last week after Delaware transportation officials denied a roughly $900,000 grant request submitted by the owner of the property where the school would be located.

A nonprofit gardening program offers students lessons about science and nutrition that helps them to understand where food comes from.

Lawmakers on Delaware's powerful Joint Finance Committee included an $800,000 line item into the state's supplemental budget last week that would pay for homeless Delaware families with school-aged children to move into stable housing.

Three months after the chief judge of Delaware's federal court called a lawsuit “ painfully redundant ,” former Christina School District Superintendent Dan Shelton brought his wrongful termination claim to a federal appeals court in Philadelphia.

Why Should Delaware Care Spotlight Delaware's Breaking Bread Tour, launched this year, gives residents a chance to speak directly about issues affecting their communities.

Superintendent Dan Shelton (left) and Board President Donald Patton have a conversation moments after Patton and his allies voted to put Shelton on indefinite administrative leave in July 2024.

Why Should Delaware Care? Earlier this month, multiple families and educators spoke during a town hall meeting about their concerns with the state

The phenomenon of empty school buildings has prompted Delaware lawmakers to question whether they could be repurposed into other facilities.

Red Clay Superintendent Dorrell Green announced that he accepted a parallel position in Norristown, Pennsylvania. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY JULIA MEROLA