Education

Since the mid-1970s, February has been recognized federally as Black History Month.Educators take this time to focus on the Month’s theme and highlight the lives of icons such as Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., and Rosa Parks. But critics say Black History is American History and should be integrated throughout the school year, not relegated to a single month.Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon sat down with Delaware State University professor Donna Patterson – Chair of DSU’s Department of History, Political Science, and Philosophy, and Africana Studies Program Director – to learn more about how Black history is so entwined in the larger arc of our country that it cannot be separated.

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Delaware State University made additional budget requests to the Joint Finance Committee Thursday. But some students made public comments to express their own concerns about funding allocations.

Chemours and EastSide Charter School break ground on a new STEM hub at the Wilmington school.

A new report from Delaware’s Early Learning Advisory Committee offers a roadmap for Delaware to reach its Early Childhood Education goals – strengthening support and access to early learning and bolstering its workforce.

Gov. John Carney signed a proclamation Friday declaring January 2023 as Mentoring Month in Delaware.

The Delaware Department of Education recently released its ‘K-12 Mathematics Framework.’It took some eight months to put together and provides resources to support Delaware schools and districts – with the goal of teaching math effectively and equitably statewide.Our Kyle McKinnon caught up with the state Department of Education’s Renee Parsley – a Math Education Associate – and Kathy Kelly – Director of the Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development Workgroup – to learn more about the framework and what it hopes to accomplish.

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Gov. John Carney offers a nearly $5.5 billion operating budget for 2024, outlining new plans for tax relief, investments in housing and early childhood education.

Seal season starts in Delaware in the winter, and last year the MERR Institute, responsible for seal monitoring and rescue, had 185 reported sightings.