Education

In a letter sent Monday, PFT union president Jerry Jordan says he supports a “negotiated” COVID-19 vaccine requirement for his members.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said it’s meant to give borrowers enough time to prepare for their payments to resume.

Students heading to the University of Delaware this fall will have to don masks at nearly all indoor campus locations, school officials announced Friday.

Delaware State University vacated a small satellite facility in downtown Wilmington eight years ago. Political leaders applaud the HBCU’s return to the city.

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy announced that students, faculty, staff, and visitors will be required to mask up when schools reopen in September.

District workers will also help families register their children for school and give parents info about COVID-19 mitigation efforts.

The school is also urging students and employees to get vaccinated. Anyone not fully vaccinated by Aug. 9 will be required to undergo virus testing during the fall semester.

A summer literacy program has been expanded to rec centers to help kids learn in person, in their neighborhoods, after a year of virtual school.

A Philadelphia-based group surprised 20 students at home and work with a scholarship and some hope for a better future.

The Delco HBCU said that in light of the hardships students and their families have experienced, it will forgive some unpaid student balances.

Newark Free Library offers its “Library of Things” collection, so residents can borrow things like ukuleles, record players, and even a cornhole set.

Schools in southern Delaware turned to bilingual text messaging apps to keep in contact with Spanish- and Creole-speaking parents.

District leaders urged communities to be vaccinated before the school year starts as evidence emerges about the delta variant’s greater transmissibility.

The district joins others in the region in getting vaccine doses to eligible students ahead of schools reopening for in-person learning.

Survey reveals Black male students have experienced the most challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.