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  Category: Department of Education


Governor Carney Launches Opportunity Grant Program to Support Disadvantaged Delaware Students

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 25, 2017

School districts, charter schools can apply for $1 million in new funding WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney announced on Tuesday that Delaware schools can now apply for $1 million in special funding to improve supports for low-income students, students chronically exposed to stress and trauma, and English language learners. The new Opportunity Grant program […]



Survey gives educators voice on workplace strengths, needs

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2017

School leadership is the working condition that most affects a teacher’s willingness to stay working in their school, according to the more than 4,000 Delaware educators who responded to the 2017 TELL (Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning) Delaware survey.



Governor Carney Directs DOE to Create Regulation, Model Policy to Prevent Discrimination in Schools

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2017

New guidelines will help districts and charter schools create consistent anti-discrimination policies statewide   WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney announced on Tuesday that he has directed the Delaware Department of Education to develop specific guidelines – by regulation – for school districts and charter schools to use in developing policies that prohibit discrimination against […]



75 schools to participate in fresh fruit, vegetable program

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2017

In the 2017-18 school year, 75 elementary schools in Delaware will receive funding to participate in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Schools were awarded funding through a competitive application process.



Delaware receives highest federal rating for special education services

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, July 13, 2017

Delaware earned the highest rating possible from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in its evaluation of the state’s special education services. The top marks come just three years after Delaware had received a “needs intervention” rating, the second-lowest.






  Category: Department of Education

Governor Carney Launches Opportunity Grant Program to Support Disadvantaged Delaware Students

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 25, 2017

School districts, charter schools can apply for $1 million in new funding WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney announced on Tuesday that Delaware schools can now apply for $1 million in special funding to improve supports for low-income students, students chronically exposed to stress and trauma, and English language learners. The new Opportunity Grant program […]



Survey gives educators voice on workplace strengths, needs

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2017

School leadership is the working condition that most affects a teacher’s willingness to stay working in their school, according to the more than 4,000 Delaware educators who responded to the 2017 TELL (Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning) Delaware survey.



Governor Carney Directs DOE to Create Regulation, Model Policy to Prevent Discrimination in Schools

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2017

New guidelines will help districts and charter schools create consistent anti-discrimination policies statewide   WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney announced on Tuesday that he has directed the Delaware Department of Education to develop specific guidelines – by regulation – for school districts and charter schools to use in developing policies that prohibit discrimination against […]



75 schools to participate in fresh fruit, vegetable program

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2017

In the 2017-18 school year, 75 elementary schools in Delaware will receive funding to participate in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Schools were awarded funding through a competitive application process.



Delaware receives highest federal rating for special education services

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, July 13, 2017

Delaware earned the highest rating possible from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in its evaluation of the state’s special education services. The top marks come just three years after Delaware had received a “needs intervention” rating, the second-lowest.