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Delaware Delaware Public Media Education takes brunt of JFC cuts State lawmakers made mincemeat out of Gov. Jack Markell’s (D) proposed new spending for the upcoming fiscal year Wednesday. It was a bloodbath for new initiatives Markell floated earlier this year after the Joint Finance Committee slashed about $21 million from his budget plan...

Delaware Newark Post Newark Charter student reaches national spelling bee finals A Newark Charter School sixth-grader was a finalist in the Scripps National Spelling Bee last week. Raphael Kim, 12, correctly spelled “almoner” and “Moroccan” in the preliminary rounds of the bee, held May 25-26 near Washington, D.C., and nationally televised...

Delaware Cape Gazette Parents oppose Cape elementary plan Superintendent Robert Fulton has recommended an elementary school plan that gives both Milton schools 17 percent more low-socioeconomic students than Shields Elementary. About 20 Milton parents attended a May 26 school board meeting – about half the number who attended a May 23 community...

Delaware Delaware State News Minor steps taken on budget by Joint Finance Committee The Joint Finance Committee continued meeting Thursday for the second day of budget markup, and lawmakers spent the majority of the day focused on the Education Department. Thursday, Sen. Karen Peterson, D-Stanton, raised several questions about education funding...