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  Category: Department of Education


2023 Delaware Teacher of the Year to be Named Next Month

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 22, 2022

Twenty of the state’s top teachers will be honored at a celebration on Oct. 11, when one of them will be named Delaware’s 2023 Teacher of the Year. The candidates were nominated by their districts or the Delaware Charter Network during the 2022 calendar year because of their superior ability to inspire students with a love of learning, exemplary demonstration of professional traits and strong sense of dedication and devotion to teaching.




State Awards More Than $3.8 Million to Support High-Quality Professional Learning

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Monday, September 12, 2022

The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) today announced the award of more than $3.8 million to school districts as part of the state’s Reimaging Professional Learning Grants (RPL) program. Nine school districts were awarded a total of 15 grants to support professional learning that will impact 99 schools and more than 60,720 students statewide.  




Governor Carney Announces Appointments to State Board of Education

Department of Education | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 30, 2022

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney has appointed former State Teacher of the Year Dr. Megan Szabo and high school student Nathan Cho to serve on the State Board of Education. Szabo was Delaware’s 2015 State Teacher of the Year and Cho is a current student at Conrad Schools of Science. Szabo will be the second teacher and Cho will be the fourth student […]




Back to School…It’s Go Time

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Friday, August 26, 2022

Students, educators, families, and policy-makers agree that we need to keep our schools open for in-person learning. We need our students and educators to be able to focus on learning. We have ground to gain following the pandemic, and recovery cannot happen overnight. Our children and school staff need this time together to focus on unfinished learning as well as accelerate learning.




TranspARTation Grant Opportunity for Schools Returns for 2022-2023 School Year

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of Education | Education | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2022

The Delaware Division of the Arts has announced the return of the popular transpARTation grant opportunity for Delaware schools. Schools may request up to $500 toward travel expenses, to include buses, fuel, parking, and tolls associated with these trips. “Access to the arts is pivotal to our students’ creative learning experiences and academic development as […]







  Category: Department of Education

2023 Delaware Teacher of the Year to be Named Next Month

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 22, 2022

Twenty of the state’s top teachers will be honored at a celebration on Oct. 11, when one of them will be named Delaware’s 2023 Teacher of the Year. The candidates were nominated by their districts or the Delaware Charter Network during the 2022 calendar year because of their superior ability to inspire students with a love of learning, exemplary demonstration of professional traits and strong sense of dedication and devotion to teaching.




State Awards More Than $3.8 Million to Support High-Quality Professional Learning

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Monday, September 12, 2022

The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) today announced the award of more than $3.8 million to school districts as part of the state’s Reimaging Professional Learning Grants (RPL) program. Nine school districts were awarded a total of 15 grants to support professional learning that will impact 99 schools and more than 60,720 students statewide.  




Governor Carney Announces Appointments to State Board of Education

Department of Education | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 30, 2022

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney has appointed former State Teacher of the Year Dr. Megan Szabo and high school student Nathan Cho to serve on the State Board of Education. Szabo was Delaware’s 2015 State Teacher of the Year and Cho is a current student at Conrad Schools of Science. Szabo will be the second teacher and Cho will be the fourth student […]




Back to School…It’s Go Time

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Friday, August 26, 2022

Students, educators, families, and policy-makers agree that we need to keep our schools open for in-person learning. We need our students and educators to be able to focus on learning. We have ground to gain following the pandemic, and recovery cannot happen overnight. Our children and school staff need this time together to focus on unfinished learning as well as accelerate learning.




TranspARTation Grant Opportunity for Schools Returns for 2022-2023 School Year

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of Education | Education | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2022

The Delaware Division of the Arts has announced the return of the popular transpARTation grant opportunity for Delaware schools. Schools may request up to $500 toward travel expenses, to include buses, fuel, parking, and tolls associated with these trips. “Access to the arts is pivotal to our students’ creative learning experiences and academic development as […]