The new school in the city's East Side neighborhood, which replaces Bancroft School, is named in honor of Maurice Pritchett, who was principal at Bancroft from 1975 to 2005.
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Listen 0:56‘Black women in power’: Delaware delegates’ role in nominating first Black woman for president
Delaware’s delegates say the visible leadership role for Black women across the convention is the result of decades of work in their communities.
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Listen 0:52If elected, McBride would be the first openly transgender person to serve in the U.S. House.
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Listen 1:06The six candidates — three Democrats and three Republicans — will soon winnow down to two who will face each other in the November election.
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The Christina School District board continued to fight despite calls from the state’s Education Department and the public to put students first.
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Wilmington mayoral candidates lay out views in issues forum
The Wilmington mayoral candidate forum with Gov. Carney and Treasurer Velda Jones-Potter focused on issues like education, crime and jobs.
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More mental health support is coming to Delaware schools
A pair of laws signed Wednesday by Gov. John Carney provides more mental health and behavioral health professionals in K–12 schools.
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Listen :52Grand jury probe targets Delaware private school connected to Christina school board member
Naveed Baqir and the private school he co-founded is under scrutiny concerning invoices submitted to the school district.
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Listen 1:00State agencies give more detail in new report to lawmakers. But again fail to answer why the theft from the UI trust fund wasn’t disclosed sooner.
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‘Draconian’: Delaware’s largest hospital system sues over creation of hospital cost review board
The aim of the new review board is to reduce costs of health care for Delawareans. But ChristianaCare says it’s a state takeover of hospitals.
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Listen 1:03The lieutenant governor countered that the elections chief won’t refer the findings for prosecution, and said some conclusions are incorrect.
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Listen 2:15A state worker’s theft of taxpayer funds last year wasn’t revealed until an exclusive report by WHYY News. Now only a handful of lawmakers will get more info.
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‘She’s ready’: Delaware lawmakers endorse VP Kamala Harris for Democratic nomination
Delaware Sens. Coons and Carper are throwing their support to Harris, who they say can beat former President Donald Trump in November.
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Listen :52The district’s solicitor leaves after more than 20 years. It comes after the board has been placed under state DOJ monitoring.
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Delaware reacts to Biden ending reelection bid: ‘Putting our nation before himself’
Congressional and Delaware officials react to President Biden stepping aside to endorse Kamala Harris.
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