Five Schools Earn State School Counseling Award
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, September 23, 2024
Five more schools have earned Delaware’s Sapphire Award for Excellence in School Counseling. The 2024-2025 Sapphire Award schools are: Lake Forest Central Elementary (Lake Forest); Milton Elementary (Cape Henlopen); Anna P. Mote Elementary (Red Clay Consolidated); POLYTECH High School (POLYTECH); and Sarah Pyle Academy (Christina).
Poetry Out Loud to Celebrate 20th Anniversary During 2024-2025 School Year
Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of Education | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, September 16, 2024
The 2024-2025 school year marks the 20th anniversary of Poetry Out Loud®, an arts education program and dynamic poetry recitation competition for high school students that lifts poetry off the page, creating community and connection. A partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Poetry Foundation, and state and jurisdictional arts agencies, Poetry Out Loud takes place in all 50 states, American Samoa, District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
2025 Delaware Teacher of the Year to be Named Next Month
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, September 9, 2024
Twenty of the state’s top teachers will be honored at a celebration on Oct. 15, when one of them also will be named Delaware’s 2025 Teacher of the Year. The candidates were nominated by their districts or the Delaware Charter Network during the 2024 calendar year because of their superior ability to inspire students […]
Summer Enrichment Programs Benefit Delaware Students
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Students across Delaware benefitted from multiple enrichment programs this summer designed to enhance literacy skills and overall well-being. Backed by the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE), Governor John Carney, and key community partners, the programs were offered in school districts and charter schools statewide.
Gov. Carney, First Spouse, Sen. Coons, Sec. Holodick, Pritchett Family Open Doors at New Maurice Pritchett Sr. Academy
Department of Education | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, August 23, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor Carney and First Spouse Tracey Quillen Carney joined Senator Coons, members of the General Assembly, Mayor Mike Purzycki, the Christina School District, the Delaware Department of Education, the Wilmington Learning Collaborative, educators, students, families, and community members to celebrate the grand opening of the Maurice Pritchett Sr. Academy. “The brand-new Maurice Pritchett Sr. Academy […]
