Dan Shelton's contract was not renewed by the board with a vote of 4-3 over the summer. Shelton pictured on the left, Thomas Neuberger on the right.

Ousted Christina Superintendent Dan Shelton sues district, 4 board members

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

Ousted Christina School District Superintendent Dan Shelton is suing the district, Board President Don Patton, and the three other board members who voted in July to remove him from his position.  Shelton, represented by Thomas S. Neuberger of The Neuberger Firm, is suing for $2,768,994 for “destroying his good name, and violating his Due Process and contract rights.” RELATED: Christina …

Larry Itliong, Yuri Kochiyama and Kiyoshi Kuromiya, all prominent figures and advocates in Asian American history.

Del. group advocates for Asian American education 

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

With Delaware schools moving to include more Black history in their curriculums, a new Delaware group wants to do the same for Asian American history. Make Us Visible DE is the latest branch of Make Us Visible, a group established in 2021 that wants to highlight Asian American contributions, experiences and history into K-12 classrooms. “This isn’t about some cultural …

Several school districts removed the virtual option for board meetings. (Unsplash)

5 school districts drop virtual option for board meetings

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Five of Delaware’s 19 school districts no longer livestream their board meetings.  Caesar Rodney, Delmar, Laurel, Smyrna and Woodbridge school districts removed the virtual option this years as students and faculty return to an in-person environment with pandemic restrictions diminishing. John Marinucci, the executive director of the Delaware School Boards Association, said the organization pushed for legislation that allowed, but …

Because the state ended its COVID leave mandate, Delaware teachers will now have to tap into their 10 sick days if they have COVID.

Teachers no longer granted 10-day COVID leave

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

For the first time since fall 2020, Delaware teachers will not be granted paid COVID-19 leave.  That means they have to use their normal sick leave if they or a family member gets sick. “The argument can be made that we’re further away from the craziness of COVID, so I get it,” said Jennifer Saunders, who’s taught in Red Clay …