Three Schools Receive Delaware Wraparound Services Initiative grants
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, April 4, 2022
Three Delaware schools have been awarded Delaware Wraparound Services Initiative grants from the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE). As recommended by the Redding Consortium for Educational Equity, this competitive, one-time grant provides $4.5 million to districts and charter schools serving extraordinary percentages of children living in poverty. Funding is designed to support programs offered before school, after school and during summer months that also include health services like emotional wellbeing care and behavioral health assistance.
2022 Delaware State Finalists For White House STEM Recognition Announced
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2022
The Delaware Department of Education has named five Delaware teachers as state finalists for the 2022 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the highest recognition that K-12 STEM teachers can receive for outstanding teaching in the United States. Finalists’ applications now will move forward to the national level for final selection of the 2022 PAEMST Awardees.
Education preparation reports show programs’ progress
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2022
The Delaware Department of Education today released 2021 biennial reports on the state’s teacher and specialist educator preparation programs, part of a comprehensive effort to strengthen educator preparation programs in the First State. These reports were originally intended to be released in the fall of 2020; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reports were delayed by one year.
Two Delaware Educators Receive National Teaching Award
Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, February 10, 2022
President Joe Biden has named two Delaware teachers recipients of the 2020 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the highest recognition that K-12 STEM teachers can receive for outstanding teaching in the United States.
A Message From Delaware’s New Education Secretary
Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Delaware’s new Secretary of Education Mark Holodick speaks earlier this month at the New Castle County Combined School Boards meeting (watch online). Editor’s Note: The following piece is written by Delaware Secretary of Education Mark Holodick, who was recently confirmed as secretary by the Delaware Senate. This article originally appeared in the Delaware Department of […]
