Gov. John Carney discusses his education plan in front of students, educators and the community. (Sarah Mueller/Delaware Public Media)

The Joint Finance Committee, which is finishing the Fiscal Year 2020 budget bill, approved Gov. Carney’s recommended $60 million in opportunity grants to schools with high populations of English Language Learners and students from low-income backgrounds. The committee also added $15 million to hire counselors, social workers and school psychologists and increased the $2 million grant to cover costs for K–3 basic special education, which are not accounted for in the current funding formula.