New Castle County is giving away money to schools whose students pledge to adopt environmentally-friendly practices. (Pexels)

New Castle schools could win money for environmental pledges

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Thirty New Castle County schools will split $15,000 in cash prizes as part of an environmentally-friendly initiative. Wednesday, county executive Matt Meyer announced the return of the ā€œGreat Schools, Clean Streamsā€ campaign, in which participants assign their pledge to the school of their choice in the county.Ā  The five pledges are: Scoop the poop ā€“Ā  Picking up after a pet …