Delaware state Sen. Dave Sokola talks Wilmington school reform
State Senator Dave Sokola, chairman of the Senate Education Committee, is here to discuss the issues facing Wilmington’s schools.
Governor Carney has made it his mission to reform five high-poverty, low-performing Wilmington schools that are in the Christina School District. State Senator Dave Sokola, chairman of the Senate Education Committee, is here to discuss the issues facing Wilmington’s schools.
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