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20 Delaware Teachers Named Local Teachers of the Year

Department of Education | Newsroom | 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. 




Auditor McGuiness: Time to Reform Pharmacy Benefit Manager’s Oversight of State Employees’ Prescription Drug Plan

Auditor of Accounts | Former Auditor of Accounts - Kathy McGuiness | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 30, 2021

DOVER, DEL. – State Auditor Kathy McGuiness today released the following statement regarding proposed regulations for pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs): “This month, I released a report titled ‘Lack of Transparency & Accountability in Drug Pricing Could be Costing Taxpayers Millions’ that listed the ways poor contracting with Express Scripts Inc. (ESI) cost Delawareans over three […]




Statement from AG Jennings on House passage of Senate Bill 147

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Today Delaware is ready to fix one of America’s weakest use-of-force laws, period. This issue has come up again and again throughout our state’s debate on police reform. The need for reform is overwhelming: not only the Department of Justice, but police reform advocates and the police themselves all recognize the need to better align […]




June 29, 2021: COVID-19 Briefing

Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Governor John Carney will hold a virtual press briefing at 1:45 p.m. about Delaware’s response to COVID-19.    




Every Public School Student Now Has Digital Access To Books

Delaware Libraries | Department of Education | Newsroom | 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.







  Category: Newsroom

20 Delaware Teachers Named Local Teachers of the Year

Department of Education | Newsroom | 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. 




Auditor McGuiness: Time to Reform Pharmacy Benefit Manager’s Oversight of State Employees’ Prescription Drug Plan

Auditor of Accounts | Former Auditor of Accounts - Kathy McGuiness | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 30, 2021

DOVER, DEL. – State Auditor Kathy McGuiness today released the following statement regarding proposed regulations for pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs): “This month, I released a report titled ‘Lack of Transparency & Accountability in Drug Pricing Could be Costing Taxpayers Millions’ that listed the ways poor contracting with Express Scripts Inc. (ESI) cost Delawareans over three […]




Statement from AG Jennings on House passage of Senate Bill 147

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Today Delaware is ready to fix one of America’s weakest use-of-force laws, period. This issue has come up again and again throughout our state’s debate on police reform. The need for reform is overwhelming: not only the Department of Justice, but police reform advocates and the police themselves all recognize the need to better align […]




June 29, 2021: COVID-19 Briefing

Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Governor John Carney will hold a virtual press briefing at 1:45 p.m. about Delaware’s response to COVID-19.    




Every Public School Student Now Has Digital Access To Books

Delaware Libraries | Department of Education | Newsroom | 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.