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  Category: Department of Education


Governor Carney Signs Legislation to Expand and Make Permanent Opportunity Funding in Schools 

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Senate Bill 56 expands and makes permanent supports for low-income students and English learners WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday signed legislation to increase classroom-based support for low-income students and English learners in Delaware public schools. Senate Bill 56, sponsored by Senator Laura Sturgeon, expands and makes permanent Delaware’s Opportunity Funding program. The weighted funding […]



20 Delaware Teachers Named Local Teachers of the Year

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Twenty Delaware teachers have been nominated to be named Delaware’s 2022 State Teacher of the Year. Selected from among the almost 10,000 public school teachers in the state, the candidates were nominated by their districts or the Delaware Charter School Network because of their ability to inspire students with a love of learning, demonstration of professional traits and devotion to teaching. 



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 […]






  Category: Department of Education

Governor Carney Signs Legislation to Expand and Make Permanent Opportunity Funding in Schools 

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Senate Bill 56 expands and makes permanent supports for low-income students and English learners WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Wednesday signed legislation to increase classroom-based support for low-income students and English learners in Delaware public schools. Senate Bill 56, sponsored by Senator Laura Sturgeon, expands and makes permanent Delaware’s Opportunity Funding program. The weighted funding […]



20 Delaware Teachers Named Local Teachers of the Year

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Twenty Delaware teachers have been nominated to be named Delaware’s 2022 State Teacher of the Year. Selected from among the almost 10,000 public school teachers in the state, the candidates were nominated by their districts or the Delaware Charter School Network because of their ability to inspire students with a love of learning, demonstration of professional traits and devotion to teaching. 



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 […]