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There are close to forty-four hundred preschool students in licensed programs in New Hanover County, but that represents just 37% of pre-K aged children. The county has been asked to consider universal pre-K, but there are barriers to expanding.
“We’d like to see a universal pre-K plan. One thing that’s loud and clear is that far too many of our children aren’t ready for kindergarten. And the reason is, there’s just not enough slots in the county available.”
While New Hanover County Schools does have a pre-K program, supported by federal, state, and local funding, it serves less than 10 percent of pre-school age children.
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This story was first published Monday afternoon, Dec. 28, 2020.
The familiar red kettles of the Salvation Army were out again across Berks County this Christmas season, but they werenât as full as in years past.
Like other local nonprofit groups, the Salvation Army s fundraising effort was hit hard by COVID-19.
The pandemic cut traffic at the stores where the bell-ringers set up and dropped donations from more than $100,000 in Berks in 2019 to about $75,000 this year.
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This yearâs campaign goal had been raised to $150,000 to account for the sharp increase in demand for services due to the pandemic, so just half of that goal was raised, said Maj. Darren J. Mudge, the commanding officer and pastor.