Public Education
Delaware university failed to disclose professor’s ties to Chinese government while accepting federal research funds(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The University of Delaware (UD) reached a settlement agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) after allegedly failing to disclose a professorâs ties… Read More
Public Education
Mental health programs âparentâ students in classroom, Delaware lawmaker warnsA suffocating blanket approach to student mental health is cutting back on teaching and classroom productivity, a Delaware legislator argues. State Sen. Eric Buckson, R-Dover, insisted in a statewide Student… Read More
Government
Delaware lawmakers weigh ‘death with dignity’ legislation(The Center Square) â Delaware lawmakers are advancing a controversial proposal that would allow physicians to administer lethal doses of medicine to terminally ill patients. The proposal,… Read More
Public Education
Delaware prof offers extra credit for âwhite privilege checklistâEven as higher education has taken heat for pushing Critical Race Theory and other progressive, racially divisive ideologies, one Delaware professor is offering extra credit to students… Read More
Government
Delaware proposal seeks to protect womenâs sports(The Center Square) â Delaware Republicans are making another push to prohibit student-athletes from competing on athletic teams or in sports not associated with their biological sex. A proposal expected… Read More
Courts
University of Delaware settles class-action suit over campus shutdownThe University of Delaware has agreed to pay over $6 million to settle a lawsuit over the 2020 campus shutdown that ended in person classes because of Covid-19. The settlement… Read More
Government
Delaware lawmaker wants more school resource officers(The Center Square) â A Delaware lawmaker wants to carve out more money for schools to hire resource officers amid a spate of school shootings nationwide. The … Read More
Public Education
Delaware education spending rising as enrollment, test scores drop(The Center Square) â Delaware is pouring more taxpayer money into education than most other states, but the spending hasn’t dramatically boosted enrollment or student test scores, according to a new… Read More
Public Education
Teacher admits using classroom time for gay pride meetings so parents donât find out about itA Delaware teacher admits in a video that she holds her schoolâs gay pride club meetings during regular class hours, rather than after school, so parents donât know about… Read More
Government
Expert: Education funding without transparency a disservice to the system(The Center Square) â One Delaware policy analyst says the education system in the state needs to be revamped, even as the state benefited from more than $866 million in… Read More