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Delaware
SMYRNA — The third annual Sweet Melodies Pop Concert is scheduled for Feb. 21 at Smyrna High, 500 Duck Creek Parkway.
Delaware students’ math and reading scores on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress were nothing to cheer about, leaving school officials looking for fixes.
GEORGETOWN — Dewey Beach Commissioner Paul Bauer visited Sussex Academy Jan. 29 to work with students studying the language of law and government. Mr. Bauer met with juniors in Dr. Andie …
The Smyrna School District will be asking for $5.4 million to fill teaching positions, enhance safety and more in a referendum vote March 15.
Maryland
WESTOVER — Holly Grove Christian School announces honor roll students for the second quarter of the 2024-25 school year. 1st Grade: Principal’s Roll: Zander Bilello, Colten Bozman, …
SALISBURY — “Having malaria as a child in Haiti left an unforgettable mark on me,” said Salisbury University senior chemistry major Andersen Herman. “I saw firsthand how this …
CRISFIELD — A golf tournament to benefit the newly-formed Crisfield Academy and High School Athletic Booster Club is 9 a.m. Saturday, March 29 at Great Hope Golf Course. Four-person teams …
SALISBURY — Salisbury University has announced Dr. Matthew Laurent as the new dean of its College of Health and Human Services (CHHS). Laurent comes to SU after seven years at Tarleton …
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Newly confirmed Delaware secretary of education Cynthia “Cindy” Marten began her tenure Tuesday, promising to move ahead with the “drastic” education reforms sought by incoming Gov. Matt Meyer.
SALISBURY — Dr. Michael Hutmaker, dean of student affairs at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, was recently selected to …
The Kent Master Gardeners will be awarding three $2,000 scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year to students who have been a Kent County resident for at least two years prior to the application …
DOVER — The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces the winners of this year’s "Name That Plow" contest. The creative and fun names submitted by elementary school …
Delaware Secretary of Education Cindy Marten launched a website Feb. 5 with guidance and resources for educators and families concerned about immigration action in Delaware public schools. …
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs Delaware announced its online application period is open for students to apply for scholarship opportunities. GFWC Delaware is offering a $2,000 …
GEORGETOWN — Sussex Technical High School Coast Guard JROTC Instructor Guy Rush presented Cadet Emily Dukes with the Meritorious Achievement Award on Jan. 29. This award is to honor a …
The Public Education Funding Commission, created in 2024 to review such funding in Delaware and to more equitably distribute resources among school districts and charter schools, will meet 4:30-8:30 p.m. Monday in Dover.
PRINCESS ANNE — During Black History Month the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Black Cinema Series will showcase several feature films that the public is welcome to attend at the …
MIDDLETOWN — A school administrator in Middletown has been arrested on child pornography charges, the Delaware Department of Justice said in a news release Friday.
“Ride Together, Community Starts with DART” is the theme for DART’s Annual Poster Contest. Open to school-age children in grades 6 through 12, the contest is designed to …
SALISBURY — The James M. Bennett High School Rock & Roll Revival is back for 2025, and tickets are available online for eight shows of “Juke Box Hero” Feb. 7-9 and 13-16. All …
GEORGETOWN — School counselor Juliane Hein, along with a team of teachers, created the Grade Buddies initiative and brought Character Climb (in partnership with Connecting Generations) to the …
Maryland Matters CAMBRIDGE — They differ in the details of what to prohibit and when, but several bills on student use of cell phones all agree on one thing — schools across the …
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland standardized reading test scores for fourth graders jumped from 40th in the nation in 2022 to 20th place in 2024, according to the latest National Assessment of Educational …
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