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Delaware News The News Journal Delaware gets $7.65M early education grant Officials say a $7.65 million, five-year grant will not only expand early childhood education in Delaware but help low-income families with young children access housing, food and job support. Gov. John Carney and Secretary of Education Susan Bunting announced the grant...

Delaware News The News Journal UD program promotes music among low-income students For Xiang Gao, a violinist, the power of music is incomparable — it can illuminate, transform and heal, he says. Music makes the world a better place, Gao believes, and can turn lives around. For kids, it can represent opportunity and solace. It gives them an...

April 19, 2017 Delaware News Delaware Public Media State budget shortfall grows larger according to latest revenue estimate Delaware’s budget shortfall continues to grow, now hovering just below $400 million for fiscal year 2018. The additional bad news comes just weeks after Gov. Carney unveiled his $4.1 billion budget plan that seeks to...

April 18, 2017 Delaware News Associated Press Absences, fitness, atmosphere are new ways to track schools States are beginning to outline new ways to evaluate their schools, mixing traditional measures like test scores with things like physical fitness and whether children feel safe in school. Connecticut and Delaware, among others, also...