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On Veteran’s Day, more than 20,000 students in all 50 states will be treated to video stories read aloud by active-duty service members.The ‘Story Time with a Service Member’ event, held by the nonprofit United Through Reading, gives young students the chance to connect with service members and highlights how crucial it is to keep our youth reading.For this week’s Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon spoke with Melanie Sheridan – director of marketing and communications for United Through Reading – about ‘Story Time with a Service Member’ and teaching a child to love the act of reading.
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The survey, conducted by Rodel, finds concerns among teachers about funding and transparency.
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Wilmington University is home to Delaware’s first Nurse Anesthesiology Program.
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The Student Behavior and School Climate Task Force holds its final meeting to compile its recommendations for state leaders.
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Philadelphia native George Hardy was one of the famous Tuskegee airmen, and one of the youngest of that storied group when he was commissioned in 1944.
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Delaware launches a registration system to encourage mentoring.
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The Delaware State Education Association — the largest labor union in the state representing roughly 14,000 educators — officially endorses Democratic candidate and New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer for governor just two weeks ahead of the November 5 General election.
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Student performance in statewide testing remains stagnant and low in Delaware.
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CEB already hosts k-12 educational programming in adjacent buildings, but the new project would bring Delaware State University’s nursing program to Wilmington, as well as Widener University Delaware Law School.