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Gov. Carney’s signature education initiative – the Wilmington Learning Collaborative – is moving forward. It took two years and months of negotiating with and otherwise cajoling the three districts serving city schools, but those districts – Brandywine, Christina, and Red Clay – are now on board.Now the state, those districts, and others involved take the Memorandum of Understanding they agreed on and get to work.Contributor Larry Nagengast explains what that work entails and what to expect going forward.

Delaware’s 2025 statewide assessment results reveal only a 1% increase in math and reading proficiency rates for grades 3-8.Relatively stagnant test scores have become a familiar theme for the First State as school districts continue to work on making up for COVID learning loss and return proficiency rates to pre-pandemic levels.This struggle persists while the state is in the process of overhauling its core education funding formula in the hopes of making more equitable investments and improving student outcomes.Delaware Public Media’s Sarah Petrowich spoke with Education Secretary Cindy Marten about her reaction to the latest assessment scores, how the state is moving forward and what countywide reassessments mean for the new funding formula.

The critically acclaimed Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof pulls into Wilmington next month, playing at The Playhouse on Rodney SquareAndrew Hendrick plays one of the main characters - Lazar Wolf, the village butcher - in this production and he joins Delaware Public Media’s Kelli Steele for this week’s Arts Playlist.

The final score in Game 7 was Cubs 8, Indians 7. The Cubs came back from a 3-1 game deficit in the Series and became baseball's champions for the first time since 1908.

There are not enough schools participating because of coronavirus cancellations and season postponements.

The book features the expected birthday cakes — but Gilbert takes them to a new level with the coconut tres leches cake, a chocolate pear cake and a rolled pumpkin tiramisu cake.

In the 80% of Ukraine that remains in Kyiv's hands, two years of full-scale war with Russia have brought grief, destruction and, despite all, optimism.

Houston missed a chance to nail down the franchise's first Series title. The teams meet for the deciding game Wednesday night in LA.

Delaware’s top boys’ high school hoop team saw its impressive win streak end on day two of the 2017 Slam Dunk to the Beach tournament in Lewes.Top-ranked…