August is here and for many families that means getting kids the gear they need for school this fall.This year, back to school shopping comes with a new set of challenges, as inflation leaves many trying to figure out how to pay for everything they need.Contributor Eileen Dallabrida takes a closer look at the back-to-school shopping landscape and how families can get everything their kids need.

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This month’s Amateur Athletic Union National Club Championships in Orlando, Florida featured teams from around the country and beyond.And when all was said and done, the West End Neighborhood House ‘Above Xpectations’ team took home the gold and the title of national champions.In this week’s Enlighten Me, we meet Above ‘Xpectations’ head coach Antwain Flowers – as well as team members Anaeja Ferrell and Donte Dockery – to hear about their championship performance and what it means.

Author Aggie Blum Thompson’s second novel “All The Dirty Secrets” uses 1990s’ Dewey Beach as part of the backdrop for a murder mystery.In this week’s Arts Playlist, Thompson joins Delaware Public Media’s Kelli Steele to discuss the book and how vacationing every summer in Dewey Beach and Rehoboth Beach provided some inspiration.

Delaware is one of only four states in the country without a medical school – a distinction one local elected official would like to change.New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer recently penned an op-ed making the case for creating a medical school in the First State, and says he plans to ask New Castle County Council to approve using county ARPA funds to study what doing so could mean locally.Meyer joins Delaware Public Media’s Tom Byrne to discuss why he’s taken up this effort.

Gov. Carney’s effort to bring his Wilmington Learning Collaborative to life seemed to be on its way to gaining the backing it needed to launch.But a review of the memorandum of understanding that will guide the three school districts serving city schools as they seek to transform Wilmington’s underperforming elementary and middle schools is seeing pushback from district school boards.Contributor Larry Nagengast examines the issues that have emerged and if they could delay or derail the collaborative.

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The Biggs Museum of American Art in Dover opened a new exhibit this month.Tom Wilson: Super Realist/Surrealist focuses on the work of the late Lewes artist and in this week’s Arts Playlist, Biggs’ curator Laura Fravel joins Delaware Public Media’s Kelli Steele to discuss the exhibit and Wilson’s life and legacy.

Delaware’s Climate Action Plan includes goals for boosting electric vehicles, but even with record-high gas prices lingering, the cost of EVs leaves many potential buyers feeling priced out.We’re joined by Delaware Public Media’s Rachel Sawicki with more on how the state is working on multiple fronts to get people to dive into the EV market.

Buying a car is tough these days. There’s a shortage, and shortages mean higher costs.Supply chain problems are fueling the scarcity of cars available for sale in the U.S. – so, if you’re in the market for a new or a used car – you face fewer choices and higher prices.To get a better picture of the current state of car sales and how consumers are adjusting to the changing market – we turned to Executive Editor for Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader, Brian Moody earlier this week for his insight.