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Local News The News Journal New Moyer leader: ‘Give us a chance’ When Maurice J. Moyer Academy's board named Kennan Dorsey the school's leader this summer, they were giving him a steep challenge. The school, which serves almost entirely students who are black and from inner-city, low-income families, had churned through three principals during...

Local News WHYY NewsWorks Delaware law expands reading help for students with disabilities Recently, Governor Jack Markell signed Senate Bill 229, which will allow IEP student ages 7 and older, the opportunity to participate in reading intervention programs. Many students with an IEP (individualized education program), have a learning disability...

Local News The News Journal Innovation needed A letter to the editor by the Vision Coalition of Delaware Leadership Team The leadership team of the Vision Coalition is responding to the Sept. 3 Letter to the Editor written by James Ursomarso, and others affiliated with the Caesar Rodney Institute. First, despite attempting to explain this to them...

Local News Coastal Point Central students get college and financial aid advice Many high-paying jobs require at least some college or training. That’s one reason Sussex Central High School seniors recently discussed the college and scholarship process with Delaware Department of Education officials and Gov. Jack Markell. Markell remembered a...