Why Should Delaware Care?
In December, a state task force charged with reworking school district boundaries in Wilmington laid out a plan that would impact tens of thousands of families in New Castle County. Now, its subcommittees must work through details of how the district consolidation could happen, and what it would mean for students and educators.
The Delaware task force that last year recommended the consolidation of four New Castle County school districts is now writing rules for how state officials could carry out the massive plan.
Among the questions its members are considering are how far kids could be bused in a new northern Delaware district, and how much its teachers could be paid…