Macey Myers will forever have her name etched in the history books of Delaware Technical Community College softball. After being named a two-time National Junior College Athletic Association Region 19 First Team All-Region player and a 2022 NJCAA All-American, there weren’t many individual accomplishments left for Myers to accomplish at Delaware Tech. But, she checked off two more when… Betsy …
2023 Delaware Finalists Announced for White House STEM Recognition
The Delaware Department of Education has named four Delaware teachers as state finalists for the 2023 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the highest recognition that K-12 STEM teachers can receive for outstanding teaching in the United States. Finalistsā applications will now move forward to the national level for final selection of the 2023 PAEMST National …
Heated debate ends in vote to raise teacher pay over 4 years
Defying the demands of theĀ state teachers union, a committee formed to make recommendations on educator pay voted Monday to bring teacherās starting salary to $60,000 over four years rather than three.Ā The four-year plan will consist of a 2% salary increase and a flat dollar increase of $1,875 to the base salary for teachers, nurses and administrators each year …
Milford School District adds hate speech policy
Milford School District Board of Education approved a new policy forbidding hate speech on school campuses. The policy passed without any discussion among board members. āWe feel that as a district we need to have a policy in place that specifically addresses hate speech,ā Superintendent Dr. Kevin Dickerson said. āThis policy denounces and prohibits the use of racial epithets and …
New Scholarship for Dr. William Warren
This year the trustees of the Milford Rotary Club Educational Foundation added the Dr. William Warren Memorial Scholarship to its list of offerings to high school seniors.Ā Bill Warren was an educator, beloved teacher to many in the Milford School District and a long term trustee of the clubās Educational Foundation.Ā This new scholarship is for $2,500 and was made …
Business Students Win State Honors
Business students from across Delaware won state awards at last monthās Business Professionals of America State Leadership Conference. About 360 high school business students from 20 high schools in the state participated in the conference at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, competing in 52 events in the categories of management; marketing and communications; digital communications and design; …
MSD expands Work-Based Learning Program
Kate Lynch became the Career Counselor at Milford High School in August and, since taking over the position, has worked to revamp the Work-Based Learning Program at MHS. The program is designed to take students out of the classroom and place them in opportunities where they learn real-world lessons about the careers they are considering. āOur goal is to work …
School board candidate listings delayed by background checks
The deadline for people to file to run for the May 9 school board elections has passed, but it mayĀ take weeks until the final list of candidates is published. The problem: A 2021 law that requires school board candidates to complete a criminal background check and a child registry check.Ā These must be completed before candidatesā names can be …
College's Dover Campus Hosts Guest Speaker at Black History Month Luncheon
As part of Delaware Tech’s observation of Black History Month, the Terry Campus in Dover welcomed Rev. Dr. John Moore Sr., motivational speaker and MLK dramatic impersonator, as a guest speaker for a luncheon on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. Moore spoke in depth about the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and interspersed reenactments of King’s speeches …
State details plans for broadband expansion in county hearingsĀ
Kent County farm owner Jane Warren is anxious to have internet service at her home, but thereās no way to do that now. āWe cannot function because everything is done online,ā she said during a Delaware Department of Technology and Information public hearing Wednesday night about state efforts to expand broadband access. The department has until August to develop a …