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Kelly Powers

@kpowers01

covering equity issues, education w/ @USATODAY Network & @delawareonline • former @MyDelmarvaNow, EIC has-been @DailyCollegian • @Penn_State • MI

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DelTech to cut prison education program after final graduates | Exclusive delawareonline.com/story/new…
DelTech to cut prison education program after final graduates | Exclusive

DelTech to cut prison education program after final graduates | Exclusive

Delaware Technical Community College decided to phase out its prison programming, cutting Delaware's only “Second Chance Pell” program after pilot.

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.@kpowers01 has the latest on plans to stop operating McKean as a traditional HS. Students would attend Dickinson or A.I. with option for career-focused programming during the school day at McKean. The plan means the end of McKean HS sports. #delhs delawareonline.com/story/new…
Red Clay plans to close McKean High School, transition to 'innovation' hub

Red Clay plans to close McKean High School, transition to 'innovation' hub

Red Clay's plans to phase out one comprehensive high school have been met with sharp community reaction. But it may have come too late.

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🧵 Why are kids getting so much screen time during school? There’s really important context missing from the discourse: EdTech companies are lobbying lawmakers to get into the classroom. They’re spending thousands and making a market worth millions.
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Delaware's Lydia Colasante used to be a multi-sport phenom at @TatnallSchool. Now, she's an All-American and one of the nation's top defenders with @BCwlax. My @delawareonline feature about Colasante, who is making a comeback from an ACL injury: delawareonline.com/story/spo…
Former Tatnall lacrosse star Lydia Colasante is growing with each game at Boston College

Former Tatnall lacrosse star Lydia Colasante is growing with each game at Boston College

Lydia Colasante, once a multi-sport athlete at the Tatnall School, is translating her talents to her college career with Boston College lacrosse.

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Before his 100 back race, Tommy Janton remembered advice that Caeleb Dressel gave him a year ago: to have the mind of a goldfish. That mindset propelled him to a Worlds team berth. My @delawareonline story about one of Team USA’s biggest surprises: delawareonline.com/story/spo…
Defying expectations: Former Sallies swimmer Tommy Janton's journey to World Championships

Defying expectations: Former Sallies swimmer Tommy Janton's journey to World Championships

Tommy Janton, the Salesianium School alum previously on few radars, had the race of his life to qualify for the 2025 World Aquatic Championships.

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The Education Department is out this morning with an FAQ document, which is quite the read, on its anti-DEI Dear Colleague letter. Read it here: ed.gov/media/document/freque…
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The new office of education advocacy gives the city government a way to fund efforts to bring education back under city control in the future. delawareonline.com/story/new…
Wilmington City Council takes first step in reclaiming education power

Wilmington City Council takes first step in reclaiming education power

The new office of education advocacy gives the city government a way to fund efforts to bring education back under city control in the future.

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Susan Page, USA TODAY's Washington Bureau chief, exclusively interviewed outgoing President Joe Biden about his legacy, the 2024 election and more. delawareonline.com/story/new…
Joe Biden sits down with USA TODAY's Susan Page for exclusive interview about his legacy, 2024...

Joe Biden sits down with USA TODAY's Susan Page for exclusive interview about his legacy, 2024...

Susan Page, USA TODAY's Washington Bureau chief, exclusively interviewed outgoing President Joe Biden about his legacy, the 2024 election and more.

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The first in a three-part series on adoption in Delaware: Why foster care is not a direct pathway to growing a family delawareonline.com/story/new… #Adoption #netde
Why foster care, adoption require different mindsets when growing a family

Why foster care, adoption require different mindsets when growing a family

There are several pathways to growing your family in Delaware, but going through private adoption or foster-to-adopt require two different mindsets.

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State Sen. Sarah McBride made history Tuesday winning Delaware's sole congressional seat and becoming the first transgender person in U.S. Congress. delawareonline.com/story/new…
Sarah McBride wins Delaware congressional seat, becomes first transgender rep in US history

Sarah McBride wins Delaware congressional seat, becomes first transgender rep in US history

State Sen. Sarah McBride made history Tuesday winning Delaware's sole congressional seat and becoming the first transgender person in U.S. Congress.

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The overall story, so far: Nothing here looks like a story of various campaign decisions or a VP choice or big set piece speeches. It's an electorate mad at the incumbent WH's record and expressing it pretty uniformly everywhere, blue and red states alike.
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The sadness in Asheville post-Helene is palpable. Yet there are also many uplifting stories of hope and perseverance. This is one — how a local emergency shelter allowed these residents to reunite with one another. citizen-times.com/story/news…
How a local emergency shelter reunited these Asheville residents post-Helene

How a local emergency shelter reunited these Asheville residents post-Helene

The residents couldn't have known just how important Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College would become.

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Tuesday night, an outside hire was appointed as interim leadership, through pushback, infighting and another late-night meeting. delawareonline.com/story/new…
Christina board makes outside hire for interim superintendent in more 'turmoil,' infighting

Christina board makes outside hire for interim superintendent in more 'turmoil,' infighting

Tuesday night, an outside hire was appointed as interim leadership, through pushback, infighting and another late-night meeting.

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Delaware Treasurer Colleen Davis is also in attendance tonight
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Replying to @kpowers01 @JoshShapiroPA @izzihughes_ @holveck_brandon @theestallion @harrisonjaime @PhillyMayor
Spotted Delaware’s @SenatorCarper among the crowd at this packed Harris-Walz rally. The arena, set to hold some 10,000, seems to be at capacity before the vice president has taken the stage. A line remained outside.
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About 1.5 weeks ago, I learned that months before a Brandywine School District therapist was arrested on rape charges, Nemours Children’s Hospital had raised concerns. Today, the district acknowledged it after my questioning. My story on what was raised: delawareonline.com/story/new…

These are the concerns Nemours had raised months before arrest of Brandywine school therapist

Staff at Nemours Children's Hospital had repeatedly raised concerns to the district, emails and interviews showed.

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Day 2 of my and ⁦@kpowers01⁩ investigation into a Wilmington-area child care facility. What should parents know to keep their children safe?delawareonline.com/story/new…
Child safety in Delaware day cares is again under the spotlight. What should parents know?

Child safety in Delaware day cares is again under the spotlight. What should parents know?

With many dynamics at play in child care, how can parents ensure the center they select will be safe, reliable and affordable?

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Quite proud of what's almost certainly the only natinal sportswriting award I expect to receive -- an hon. mention behind some excellent actual sportswriters. My piece leaned more heavily on my own actual specialty: talking to loudmouths at bars. delawareonline.com/story/spo…
They booed Santa, climb poles. Are Philadelphia Eagles fans rowdy or just misunderstood?

They booed Santa, climb poles. Are Philadelphia Eagles fans rowdy or just misunderstood?

Ever since they booed Santa, Philadelphia Eagles fans have lived in infamy as the rowdiest in the NFL. But is it all true?

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Sports Feature: Feature treatment on any sports topic 🏈🏀⚾🥋 First place: @jocgrz Second place: @JasonWolf and @alisteinbach Third place: @ZacBellman_WNY Honorable mention: @matthewkorfhage
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Crimes reported by more than 10,000 campuses like UD are back to pre-pandemic, or exceeding. Experts say don't worry, but parents are concerned. delawareonline.com/story/new…
Campus crime is spiking to pre-pandemic levels. University of Delaware tells similar story

Campus crime is spiking to pre-pandemic levels. University of Delaware tells similar story

Crimes reported by more than 10,000 campuses like UD are back to pre-pandemic, or exceeding. Experts say don't worry, but parents are concerned.

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Freire Charter Wilmington turned to a low-rise building adjacent to its Midtown Brandywine school to convert to a full size basketball gymnasium and athletic center. The school welcomed its new addition Wednesday, March 20, 2024 with a ribbon cutting, a... delawareonline.com/videos/sp…
Freire celebrates raising the roof on new gymnasium

Freire celebrates raising the roof on new gymnasium

Freire Charter Wilmington turned to a low-rise building adjacent to its Midtown Brandywine school to convert to a full size basketball gymnasium and athletic center. The school welcomed its new...

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This month, state lawmakers proposed a “Student Behavior and School Climate Task Force." Arrests on school grounds are up, as are complaints of poor student behavior across the state. From @kpowers01 delawareonline.com/story/new…
Teachers are battling poor student behavior post-COVID. Delaware lawmakers strain for answers

Teachers are battling poor student behavior post-COVID. Delaware lawmakers strain for answers

Disrespect, lashing out, emotional deregulation: Educators say improving school climate will be pivotal for teacher retention and any student success.

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