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  Category: Department of Education


Every Public School Student Now Has Digital Access To Books

Delaware Libraries | Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Monday, June 28, 2021

With schools facing the challenge of unfinished learning due to the pandemic, the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) is providing access to online books to every K-12 student in the state. Students can use their school credentials to read required and recreational digital books in the OverDrive Education Sora student reading app. Students also now have seamless access to age-appropriate popular ebooks and audiobooks from the Delaware Libraries’ OverDrive digital collection.




Governor’s Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board Honors Statewide Winners of Video PSA Scholarship Contest

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Education | Date Posted: Monday, June 21, 2021

NEW CASTLE (June 16, 2021) – The Delaware Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board honored the winners of the fourth annual Organ Donor Awareness Video PSA Scholarship Contest at its virtual quarterly meeting in May. The board funds the video public service contest, open to all Delaware high school students, as a way to increase […]




Student State Board of Education Member Application Due July 2

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, June 18, 2021

The application for student membership on the Delaware State Board of Education is currently open. Application requirements and information can be found below and in the application packet.    Applicants for the student Board member position must meet the following requirements: Delaware resident; 11th or 12th grade student during the 2021-22 school year; Attend a […]




Students honored in webapp mapping competition

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Secretary of Education Susan Bunting congratulated Delaware’s winners of the Esri’s 2021 ArcGIS US School Competition this afternoon, three siblings who each won $100 in prize money from ESRI.




Delaware to Issue Emergency Benefits for April to All SNAP Households, Eligible TANF and General Assistance Households

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 27, 2021

All SNAP households will now receive at least $95 in emergency food benefits each month COVID-19 crisis continues NEW CASTLE (April 27, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Social Services will issue emergency benefits for April to eligible households as part of the state’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 public health crisis. Benefits will be […]







  Category: Department of Education

Every Public School Student Now Has Digital Access To Books

Delaware Libraries | Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Monday, June 28, 2021

With schools facing the challenge of unfinished learning due to the pandemic, the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) is providing access to online books to every K-12 student in the state. Students can use their school credentials to read required and recreational digital books in the OverDrive Education Sora student reading app. Students also now have seamless access to age-appropriate popular ebooks and audiobooks from the Delaware Libraries’ OverDrive digital collection.




Governor’s Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board Honors Statewide Winners of Video PSA Scholarship Contest

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Education | Date Posted: Monday, June 21, 2021

NEW CASTLE (June 16, 2021) – The Delaware Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board honored the winners of the fourth annual Organ Donor Awareness Video PSA Scholarship Contest at its virtual quarterly meeting in May. The board funds the video public service contest, open to all Delaware high school students, as a way to increase […]




Student State Board of Education Member Application Due July 2

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, June 18, 2021

The application for student membership on the Delaware State Board of Education is currently open. Application requirements and information can be found below and in the application packet.    Applicants for the student Board member position must meet the following requirements: Delaware resident; 11th or 12th grade student during the 2021-22 school year; Attend a […]




Students honored in webapp mapping competition

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Secretary of Education Susan Bunting congratulated Delaware’s winners of the Esri’s 2021 ArcGIS US School Competition this afternoon, three siblings who each won $100 in prize money from ESRI.




Delaware to Issue Emergency Benefits for April to All SNAP Households, Eligible TANF and General Assistance Households

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 27, 2021

All SNAP households will now receive at least $95 in emergency food benefits each month COVID-19 crisis continues NEW CASTLE (April 27, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Social Services will issue emergency benefits for April to eligible households as part of the state’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 public health crisis. Benefits will be […]