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Local News Delaware Today Is the Race to the Top a race to the bottom? When it was announced more than four years ago that Delaware was one of only two states in the country to win $119 million through the first round of the federal Race to the Top competition, there was a feeling of First State pride. It seemed as if everyone was beaming over a...

The week before Christmas: the parking lots are packed, and students and teachers are eagerly looking forward to a much-deserved break to relax and recharge in preparation for the year ahead. This is also the time of year when we see many “year in review” features and “top ten lists” about the happenings over the course of the year. There...

Local News Cape Gazette Beebe breaks ground to expand nursing school Beebe Healthcare Services is expanding the Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing, building a $10 million facility where as many as 60 students will train to become much-needed registered nurses. The school offers the only three-year nursing diploma in Delaware and it is the only...

Local News Smyrna-Clayton Sun Times Smyrna Board of Education sets property tax referendum for Feb. 22 The Smyrna School District Board of Education voted 4-0 Monday night to hold a referendum on Saturday, Feb. 22 for a proposed property tax increase. District residents ages 18 and up will be eligible to vote on the plan which would raise funds...