The Senate Education Committee clears three bills to reform early childhood care practices in Delaware, as well as legislation to protect teaching the history of marginalized groups in social studies classes.
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Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library marks its 176th anniversary on May 20, 2024.
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This Week on "The Green"
If you’ve applied for a job lately, you may have been asked to check a box about whether you have a criminal record or a felony. For many, that’s not a problem, but for thousands of returning citizens in Delaware, it is.To help with workforce reentry, the nonprofit Delaware Center for Horticulture’s ‘Branches to Chances’ program introduces the formerly incarcerated, homeless, or unemployed to horticulture while working towards job placement and building work-life skills.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon is joined by Branches to Chances Coordinators Robert Harris and Bonnie Swan to learn more about the Center’s reentry program and this year’s graduation class.
NPR National and World Headlines
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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant's harsh public critique of Israel's war strategy set off a political firestorm that could threaten Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hold on power.
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The Mirage which helped spur a construction boom on Las Vegas' world famous Strip says it won't take reservations past July 14. It hosted various shows including Siegfried and Roy's tiger-taming act.
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Part of the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education decision concerned dilapidated schools for Black students. Decades later some schools with large minority populations are again in need of repairs.
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After Israel marked its 76th Independence Day, Palestinians mourn what they call the 'Nakba," or Catastrophe, amid increasing death and displacement in Gaza.We hear voices from the West Bank.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with United States Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns about diplomatic tensions with China over new U.S. tariffs.
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Amy Winehouse was blessed with enormous talent but tormented by alcoholism — dying at age 27. NPR's A Martinez talks to Marisa Abela, who plays the singer in a new biopic.
Student Spotlight
- Master Gardeners help people develop a green thumb
- Dover area Girl Scouts celebrate another successful year
- Tween Thursday draws kids to Dover Library
- Polar Plunge draws a crowd to help Special Olympic Delaware
- Libraries host canine friends to promote reading
- Dover area events usher in the holiday season
- Students seek connections at Governor's Career Expo