LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Support, fund K-3 special education in Delaware
We are writing today in support of fully funding Rep. Kim Williams and Sen. Nicole Poore’s K-3 special education funding bill, House Substitute 1 for House Bill 12. Early and adequate intervention both reduces cost and improves outcomes for students with disabilities, but there is an inconsistency in additional funding for all K-3 special education […]
COMMENTARY: Delaware needs K-3 basic special education funding
Delaware children deserve the opportunity to succeed — from the moment they settle into their first desk in school, pencils in hand, to the day they toss their graduation caps to the sky. Access to a quality education sets a child up to pursue their dreams and those opportunities. Their future can be limitless. That […]
‘No prob-llama’
Submitted photos Keeping her promise, St. John’s School Principal Dina C. Vendetti donned a llama costume after students raised $3,000 to support children at a mission in Peru. She even was the target of red paint tossing as part of the deal. The funds will pay for five Peruvian students’ needs for a year at […]
COMMENTARY: A student’s response to hatred
On Wednesday, March 14, students from schools across the nation stood together to mourn the 17 dead in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting a month prior in Parkland, Florida. One of these schools was Sussex Technical High School in Georgetown, where I am a student. In the wake of the shooting and after hearing […]
Delaware Secondary School Mathematics League meets scheduled
DOVER — The Delaware Secondary School Mathematics League is completing its 41st year of operation. The purpose of the Delaware Secondary School Mathematics League is to cultivate interest in mathematics through team competition. This year there were 362 teams registered with 2,058 students participating across the state. These students represent 98 schools including 17 of […]
Delaware Superstars in Education announced
WILMINGTON — The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce and its affiliate, the Partnership Inc., recently announced the 2018 Superstars in Education award winners, who will be recognized at a reception and awards ceremony on May 14. The event will be held at 4:45 p.m. at Wilmington University’s Doberstein Admissions Center Auditorium. In its 26th year, […]
‘No prob-llama’: Students at St. John’s School raising funds to help kids in Peru
Editor’s note: To follow up on this column, St. John’s School students raised $3,000 overall, enough to fund five students at the school in Peru. DOVER — It seems that Dina Vendetti is game for just about any antic that will teach her students about giving and helping others. On Friday, you’ll likely notice a […]
Delaware students join National Walkout to protest gun violence
DOVER — Students streamed from Dover High School on Wednesday morning, enduring whipping winds and a 30-degree temperature without complaint. About 450 classmates gathered at Senator Stadium to join tens of thousands nationwide seeking stricter gun laws they believe will quell violence and demanding their voices be heard. Just before the event began at 10:11 […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: History lessons lacking in US schools
How well is history been taught in American schools? The stress these days are on science, technology and math, which are of course important — but is history being shortchanged? When I retired to Delaware after a life in education I substituted in local districts. In one school I observed a teacher preparing students for […]
