Delaware Launches Program to Grow Teacher Workforce – Centered on Students, Powered by Educators
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Delaware is investing in its future educators through a new pilot program to grow Delaware’s teacher workforce from within our schools. This school year, 10 dedicated educators are serving registered paraprofessional apprentices through the new Paraprofessional Registered Occupation (PRO) program. PRO is designed to keep students at the center by building a strong, diverse teacher […]
Four Schools Earn State School Counseling Award
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Four Delaware schools have earned the 2025-26 Sapphire Award for Excellence in School Counseling, a recognition that honors school counseling programs that are comprehensive, data-informed, and designed to serve each and every student. This year’s honorees are: • Mount Pleasant High School (Brandywine School District) • Brader Elementary School (Christina School District) • Thurgood Marshall […]
2026 Delaware Teacher of the Year to be named next month
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 5, 2025
Twenty outstanding teachers will be honored at a celebration on Oct. 14, when one of them also will be named Delaware’s 2026 Teacher of the Year.
Delaware Division of the Arts Announces $5M in Grants in Support of Arts Projects for Fiscal Year 2026
Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of Education | Department of State | Governor Matt Meyer | Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Small Business | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
$5 Million in Grants Will Strengthen Delaware’s Communities, Economy, and Quality of Life Statewide, DEL. (August 26, 2025) – From small-town theaters to statewide education partnerships, from capital improvements to programs reaching underserved communities, the arts in Delaware are more than entertainment. They are a driver of jobs, an inspiration for young people, a […]
Delaware test scores show pockets of progress, but literacy emergency remains
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, August 15, 2025
New teaching strategies are driving gains in some Delaware schools, particularly in literacy instruction. Yet the latest student assessment performance test results show that there is still much work to do across reading, writing, and mathematics.
