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  Category: Department of Education


Governor Carney’s Statement on Smarter Balanced Assessment Results

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, July 27, 2017

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney released the following statement on the preliminary results of the 2017 administration of the Smarter Balanced assessment announced on Thursday by the Delaware Department of Education: “With the help of educators across our state, more Delaware students are making real progress and are on the path to long-term success. […]



Governor Carney Announces Grant Funds Available to Promote Financial Literacy Education

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

For the seventh consecutive year, grant funds for Delaware schools and nonprofits to promote financial literacy across the state are now available through the state’s Financial Literacy Education Fund (FLEF).



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 […]






  Category: Department of Education

Governor Carney’s Statement on Smarter Balanced Assessment Results

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, July 27, 2017

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney released the following statement on the preliminary results of the 2017 administration of the Smarter Balanced assessment announced on Thursday by the Delaware Department of Education: “With the help of educators across our state, more Delaware students are making real progress and are on the path to long-term success. […]



Governor Carney Announces Grant Funds Available to Promote Financial Literacy Education

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

For the seventh consecutive year, grant funds for Delaware schools and nonprofits to promote financial literacy across the state are now available through the state’s Financial Literacy Education Fund (FLEF).



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 […]