Interested foster youth must apply for the scholarship by July 8. (Photo by BrianAJackson/iStock Getty Images)

ASPIRE529 returns to give financial aid to foster children

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

A state program that seeks to help foster children in Delaware afford college is back for a third year. ASPIRE529 rewards 20 qualified applicants $529 to youth in or aging out of the foster care system seeking higher education. “The high school graduation rate for youth in foster care in Delaware is just over 50%, with less than 5%t of …

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Bill to mandate police body cameras signed into law

bshupeHeadlines, Government

    Nate McQueen, secretary of the Delaware Department of Safety, leads applause for police officers during a ceremony that made police body cameras a state law.   Delaware has become the eighth state in the country to mandate the statewide use of body cameras by police officers. Gov. John Carney was joined by members of the House Black Caucus, …