Business students take home state honors
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, March 4, 2019
Students from across the state took home honors from the BPA State Conference in Dover last week. Lists of the winners in each category for both middle and high school competitions are available.
Nine districts win subgrants for programs supporting homeless students
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2019
The Delaware Department of Education has awarded more than $184,000 to nine districts in McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act Education for Homeless Children and Youth subgrants. The subgrants, funded by a federal grant administered by the state, are renewable for up to three years.
Department of Education seeks Summer Fellows
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2019
The Delaware Department of Education is accepting applications for summer fellowships for promising future leaders and current educators who have a passion for education and want to gain hands-on exposure to policy work.
State, Christina collaborate on future of Delaware Autism Program
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2019
The Delaware Autism Program will continue to be administered by the Christina School District. Please see the attached letter to legislative leadership that outlines the agreement between the four agencies.
Delaware continues focus on trauma-informed practices
Department of Education | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, February 1, 2019
Over the past three years, more than 7,000 Delaware educators have participated in professional development opportunities around trauma, including book studies, workshops, strategic planning and the multi-district Compassionate Schools Teacher Test Lab. So far this year, more than 400 educators have engaged in free DDOE training to better understanding why adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are so threatening and how they rewire the brain.
