Three Schools Receive Delaware Wraparound Services Initiative grants
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, April 4, 2022
Three Delaware schools have been awarded Delaware Wraparound Services Initiative grants from the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE). As recommended by the Redding Consortium for Educational Equity, this competitive, one-time grant provides $4.5 million to districts and charter schools serving extraordinary percentages of children living in poverty. Funding is designed to support programs offered before school, after school and during summer months that also include health services like emotional wellbeing care and behavioral health assistance.
2022 Delaware State Finalists For White House STEM Recognition Announced
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2022
The Delaware Department of Education has named five Delaware teachers as state finalists for the 2022 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the highest recognition that K-12 STEM teachers can receive for outstanding teaching in the United States. Finalists’ applications now will move forward to the national level for final selection of the 2022 PAEMST Awardees.
Education preparation reports show programs’ progress
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2022
The Delaware Department of Education today released 2021 biennial reports on the state’s teacher and specialist educator preparation programs, part of a comprehensive effort to strengthen educator preparation programs in the First State. These reports were originally intended to be released in the fall of 2020; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reports were delayed by one year.
Assistant Principal Academy Graduates First Cohort Of Leaders
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, January 31, 2022
The inaugural cohort of some of the state’s most highly distinguished assistant principals graduated this month from Delaware’s Assistant Principal Academy program.
DDOE, DuPont and Discovery Education Launch First-of-Its-Kind Partnership Supporting STEM, CTE Statewide
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, November 22, 2021
The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE), DuPont (NYSE: DD) and Discovery Education today announced a new, first-of-its-kind partnership that will increase student access to high-quality STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) instructional resources, as well as instructional materials and other supports to enhance career and technical education programs across the state. The three-year partnership program directly supports the Delaware Pathways initiative — an innovative effort helping students develop the academic, technical, and employability skills needed for successful, in-demand jobs across Delaware.
