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N.J. Gov. Mikie Sherrill proposes record $60.7B budget, highlights property tax relief, increased education spending

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Gov. Mikie Sherrill unveiled a $60.7 billion state spending plan ...
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Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs

Jillian Murphy high-fives Gaizka Accius, 6, after working through a math problem during the East Providence Boys and Girls Club Summer Camp at Emma G. Whiteknact Elementary School on Thursday, July 10 ...
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Delaware lands $1.5M national grant to strengthen career pathways — from middle school to workforce

Rodel secures a $1.5M national grant to expand career pathways, grow dual enrollment and strengthen college and career advising statewide.
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Delaware Department of Education lays out strategic plan as some state lawmakers question program cuts

The Delaware Department of Education has requested $2.4 billion in taxpayer funding for fiscal year 2027, a nearly 4% increase over last year. But members of the state budget writing committee ...
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Gwynedd Mercy University-led partnership seeks to address shortage of special education teachers

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Pennsylvania faces a shortage of special education teachers. A partnership led by ...
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Lankenau students, staff and parents continue to fight proposed school closure

A school district leader told Lankenau students and staff that no final decisions have been made about closures during a press conference Wednesday.
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At Washington Avenue Elementary, students and educators lean on the arts to build critical life skills

At Washington Avenue Elementary and schools across the region, arts programs are transforming classrooms and young minds through dance, music and visual arts. During ''Hip Hop Fundamentals'' class at ...
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School closures loom over Pittsburgh and Philly. How they want to handle middle school differs.

District officials in both cities say it is more difficult to offer rigorous and expanded courses in under-enrolled schools. Arsenal 6-8 in Lawrenceville would expand into a middle school ...
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‘Art is part of culture’: How integrating arts is powering academic and emotional growth in Delaware classrooms

Students at Kuumba Academy use puppets to explore storytelling and self-expression in an effort to boost learning through arts integration. Teaching artist Kate Testa demonstrates how to thread and ...
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Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai To Receive 2026 Lifelong Learning Award From WHYY

PHILADELPHIA – WHYY is proud to announce that it will honor Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist Malala Yousafzai with its prestigious Lifelong Learning Award on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 5:30 ...
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‘Making their dreams come true’: Tuition waiver program helps dozens of former Delaware foster kids attend college

Jenaya Vann is grateful to be at Delaware Tech and free of financial worries while she gets her college education. (Courtesy of Jenaya Vann) What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware?
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Delaware settles lawsuit that alleged ‘systemic failures’ with how state provides special education services for prisoners

The state’s consent decree with the Community Legal Aid Society will be monitored by an independent evaluator and U.S. District Court. This classroom is at James T. Vaughn Correctional Facility. (WHYY ...