The portal Explore Delaware Schools supposed to act as a starting point for families to make the research and information-gathering process easier.

The district's Superintendent attributes the decrease in part to a rising sense of belonging among students.

While the district is doing well financially, expenses are rising.

The current Deputy Superintendent has worked for the district since 2004.

It’s not clear why Wilmington’s three Head Start locations are transitioning to an interim operator and relinquishing Head Start grant funding.

The district could be facing difficult times, depending on the results of a January referendum.

Sussex Tech names Jason Peel as its next superintendent. He returned to Sussex Tech in 2023 to serve in his present role.

The Delaware Community Foundation hits a milestone as part of its annual distribution of scholarship awards.

Ross Mansion in Seaford is home to Delaware’s lone remaining dwelling that was once inhabited by enslaved people.The number of these dwellings nationwide is dwindling in part because they were made with shoddy materials and in part because there has been little effort to preserve them until recent years.But historians say these spaces are incredibly valuable as they provide a window into enslaved people’s inner lives, which is often neglected or difficult to learn about.In this edition of History Matters, Delaware Public Media’s Abigail Lee traveled to Ross Mansion and the John Dickinson Plantation in Dover to see these spaces and speak with experts on the lasting significance of them.

Situated on 29 acres, the 94,000 square foot building will provide space for 840 students in grades 1-5.