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  Archives:  September 2017

Delaware Report Card seeks feedback to help families access more meaningful education data

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017

The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) is hosting Community Conversations in October to gain feedback on the elements, priorities, and common terminology it plans to include on its upcoming Report Card website. Delaware’s Report Card will refine how DDOE communicates with families and the community its progress, performance, and programs in Delaware education, and replaces the state’s current School Profiles site for accessing education data.




Governor Announces Delaware’s Outstanding Volunteers; 24 Recipients Will Be Honored Oct. 25 in Dover Ceremony

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Sept. 28, 2017) – Twenty-four individuals and groups will be honored with the 2017 Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Service Award on Oct. 25 at Dover Downs Hotel. The people and organizations engaged in diverse activities including mentoring children, rescuing wildlife, helping seniors and veterans, and protecting the environment. “The thousands of volunteers across our […]




The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Ray Magnani’s “Oxidation and The Dance” Photographs

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017

Wilmington, Del. (September 27, 2017) – Oxidation and The Dance: Two Photographic Essays will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from October 6-27, 2017. An opening reception to meet the artist will be held on Friday, October 6 from 5-7 p.m. Magnani received a 2017 Emerging Fellowship in Photography. In this exhibition, he is […]




DPH Announces Delaware Flu Case Likely Related to Contact With Pigs At County Fair in Maryland

News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 27, 2017

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) announced today the state’s first laboratory-confirmed case of a variant influenza virus (in this instance H3N2v) in a female Sussex County resident under age 18, who had close contact with pigs at a county fair in Maryland. The case is mild and the individual is recovering.




Governor Carney Announces Recipients of $1 Million in Education Opportunity Grants

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Funding will help districts and charter schools support disadvantaged students and English language learners WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday announced that nine Delaware school districts and charter schools will receive a combined $1 million in Opportunity Grant funding to support programs that help disadvantaged students and English language learners succeed in classrooms […]






  Archives:  September 2017

Delaware Report Card seeks feedback to help families access more meaningful education data

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017

The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) is hosting Community Conversations in October to gain feedback on the elements, priorities, and common terminology it plans to include on its upcoming Report Card website. Delaware’s Report Card will refine how DDOE communicates with families and the community its progress, performance, and programs in Delaware education, and replaces the state’s current School Profiles site for accessing education data.




Governor Announces Delaware’s Outstanding Volunteers; 24 Recipients Will Be Honored Oct. 25 in Dover Ceremony

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017

NEW CASTLE (Sept. 28, 2017) – Twenty-four individuals and groups will be honored with the 2017 Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Service Award on Oct. 25 at Dover Downs Hotel. The people and organizations engaged in diverse activities including mentoring children, rescuing wildlife, helping seniors and veterans, and protecting the environment. “The thousands of volunteers across our […]




The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Ray Magnani’s “Oxidation and The Dance” Photographs

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017

Wilmington, Del. (September 27, 2017) – Oxidation and The Dance: Two Photographic Essays will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from October 6-27, 2017. An opening reception to meet the artist will be held on Friday, October 6 from 5-7 p.m. Magnani received a 2017 Emerging Fellowship in Photography. In this exhibition, he is […]




DPH Announces Delaware Flu Case Likely Related to Contact With Pigs At County Fair in Maryland

News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 27, 2017

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) announced today the state’s first laboratory-confirmed case of a variant influenza virus (in this instance H3N2v) in a female Sussex County resident under age 18, who had close contact with pigs at a county fair in Maryland. The case is mild and the individual is recovering.




Governor Carney Announces Recipients of $1 Million in Education Opportunity Grants

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Funding will help districts and charter schools support disadvantaged students and English language learners WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday announced that nine Delaware school districts and charter schools will receive a combined $1 million in Opportunity Grant funding to support programs that help disadvantaged students and English language learners succeed in classrooms […]