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The Trump administration’s decision to dismantle AmeriCorps has had a rippling impact, including in Delaware, which is part of a new multistate lawsuit regarding the cuts.

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that Delaware is co-leading a group of 24 states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit to block the Trump Administration’s dismantling of AmeriCorps.

Delaware is being recognized as an innovative national leader for its high-dosage tutoring partnership with Reading Assist.

The Wilmington Learning Collaborative, created in November 2022, oversees nine city elementary schools in the Brandywine, Christina and Red Clay Consolidated school districts.

Dorian Taylor makes reading fun. As a painter and musician who “did a stint with a puppet circus,” he uses his artistic background to get at-risk elementary schoolers excited about books.

Wilmington University is a valued partner in AmeriCorps’ Reading Assist program, an early intervention program for children who face barriers to literacy.

Delaware Public Media - Reading Assist is partnering with Wilmington University on the Tutors to Teachers Delaware program which will give reading tutors a path to advanced education and licensure for as little as $4,000.

In partnership with Wilmington University, Reading Assist is excited to announce the launch of Tutors to Teachers Delaware—a new initiative that allows individuals to obtain a master’s degree while completing two years of AmeriCorps service as reading tutors for underserved elementary students.

 85% of Students Have Improved Their Benchmark Test Scores  Chester students are logging solid reading growth so far this school year. Of the 63 students Reading Assist is supporting through high-dosage tutoring in Chester Upland School District this year, 100% have shown growth in at least one measure of foundational reading skills and 85% have

Delaware Today - Tutors around Delaware share the importance of early intervention for students who struggle in school.