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Nine districts win subgrants for programs supporting homeless students

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2019

The Delaware Department of Education has awarded more than $184,000 to nine districts in McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act Education for Homeless Children and Youth subgrants. The subgrants, funded by a federal grant administered by the state, are renewable for up to three years.




Chelsea Anokye-Agyei to Represent Delaware in 2019 Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of Education | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Hodgson Vo-Tech senior to advance to National Finals in Washington, DC Smyrna, Del. (February 26, 2019) – From an initial field of 20 Delaware high school students and then twelve state finalists, Chelsea Anokye-Agyei, a senior from Hodgson Vo-Tech High School, earned the title of 2019 Poetry Out Loud Delaware State Champion at the state finals […]




Department of Education seeks Summer Fellows

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2019

The Delaware Department of Education is accepting applications for summer fellowships for promising future leaders and current educators who have a passion for education and want to gain hands-on exposure to policy work.




Nominations for Governor’s Youth Volunteer Service Awards Accepted through April 5

News | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2019

NEW CASTLE (Feb. 26, 2019) – Nominations for the Governor’s Youth Volunteer Service Awards, which recognize the contributions of Delaware’s volunteers age 17 and younger in their communities, are being accepted by the State Office of Volunteerism now through April 5. Award recipients will be honored at a special ceremony on Tuesday, May 14, at […]




New Claymont Train Station Project to Begin in Spring 2019

Delaware Transit Corporation | Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2019

Governor Carney was joined by Senator Tom Carper, Representative Lisa Blunt-Rochester, and other state and local officials today as he announced plans for the new Claymont Regional Transportation Center at First State Crossing, with initial construction scheduled to begin this spring. “Across our state, we are investing $3.2 billion to modernize our transportation system through […]







  Category: News

Nine districts win subgrants for programs supporting homeless students

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2019

The Delaware Department of Education has awarded more than $184,000 to nine districts in McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act Education for Homeless Children and Youth subgrants. The subgrants, funded by a federal grant administered by the state, are renewable for up to three years.




Chelsea Anokye-Agyei to Represent Delaware in 2019 Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of Education | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Hodgson Vo-Tech senior to advance to National Finals in Washington, DC Smyrna, Del. (February 26, 2019) – From an initial field of 20 Delaware high school students and then twelve state finalists, Chelsea Anokye-Agyei, a senior from Hodgson Vo-Tech High School, earned the title of 2019 Poetry Out Loud Delaware State Champion at the state finals […]




Department of Education seeks Summer Fellows

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2019

The Delaware Department of Education is accepting applications for summer fellowships for promising future leaders and current educators who have a passion for education and want to gain hands-on exposure to policy work.




Nominations for Governor’s Youth Volunteer Service Awards Accepted through April 5

News | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2019

NEW CASTLE (Feb. 26, 2019) – Nominations for the Governor’s Youth Volunteer Service Awards, which recognize the contributions of Delaware’s volunteers age 17 and younger in their communities, are being accepted by the State Office of Volunteerism now through April 5. Award recipients will be honored at a special ceremony on Tuesday, May 14, at […]




New Claymont Train Station Project to Begin in Spring 2019

Delaware Transit Corporation | Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2019

Governor Carney was joined by Senator Tom Carper, Representative Lisa Blunt-Rochester, and other state and local officials today as he announced plans for the new Claymont Regional Transportation Center at First State Crossing, with initial construction scheduled to begin this spring. “Across our state, we are investing $3.2 billion to modernize our transportation system through […]