Delaware News Delaware 105.9 School nurses trained to administer overdose-reversal drug in Delaware A team of adolescent and addiction medicine specialists at Boston University have found that the rate of opioid dependence among teenagers and young adults nationwide has surged in recent years. The team found that health insurance claims of 9.7...

Delaware News Newsworks Baseball icon gives backpacks, supplies to Wilmington students Former New York Yankee pitcher Mariano Rivera, renowned for his nearly unhittable "cut" fastball, is universally regarded as the best closer in baseball history. In his fourth summer or retirement, however, the future Hall of Famer has a new mission: putting...

Delaware News Rodel Blog Three things to know about Delaware state tests Blog post by Jeremy Hidalgo, policy fellow, and Shyanne Miller, policy associate at the Rodel Foundation of Delaware It’s that time of year again—the release of Smarter Assessment and SAT results. The Delaware Department of Education officially released data in late...

Delaware News Delaware Public Media School districts working to reach more kids in summer food program Many of the over 180 sites providing food to low-income kids across the state this summer will close their doors Friday – weeks before school resumes. But Colonial School District’s Nutrition Services Manager Tammy Roop says they’ve been...