A new open letter from the American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware argues the state is failing to meet its constitutional obligations to multi-language learners in public schools, citing years of underfunding, staffing shortages and lagging academic performance.

Voters in the Laurel School District turned down a proposed operating tax increase during a special election held Feb. 9. The proposal asked voters to authorize the district to levy an additional $0.0742 per $100 of assessed property value.