Governor Meyer Appoints Student Board Member to State Board of Education
Department of Education | Governor Matt Meyer | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
WILMINGTON – On Friday, June 13, Governor Matt Meyer appointed Tyler Gunter as the student board member on the State Board of Education. The student seat on the State Board of Education provides a unique opportunity for young people to participate directly in state-level education policy. “Tyler represents the very best of Delaware’s next generation […]
Delaware Business Students Place at National Conference
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Students from across Delaware proudly represented the First State at the 2025 Business Professionals of America (BPA) National Leadership Conference last month in Orlando. Nearly 7,000 students from more than 800 chapters nationwide competed in a wide range of business-focused events, and Delaware students delivered an exceptional performance.
Red Clay School Social Worker Named 2025 Delaware Behavioral Health Professional of the Year
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, May 19, 2025
Jaclyn Durant, a school social worker from the Red Clay Consolidated School District, is the state’s 2025 Delaware Behavioral Health Professional of the Year.
School Behavioral Health Professionals to be Honored
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
The state will name its 2025 Delaware Behavioral Health Professional of the Year at a statewide celebration on Monday, May 19th. Delaware’s districts and the Delaware Charter School Network named local Behavioral Health Professionals of the Year for 2025. Following an application and interview process, one will be named the state honoree.
Department of Education announces new leadership to support funding reform efforts
Department of Education | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Delaware Secretary of Education Cynthia “Cindy” Marten has chosen two experienced education leaders to help prepare for the first major overhaul of the state funding formula in more than 75 years. In her first senior staff appointments since taking office, Secretary Marten named Denise Carter as Deputy Secretary for Strategic Initiatives and Adam Schott as Associate Secretary for Student Support. Both are career public servants with extensive regional and national experience.
