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Three Delaware schools receive National Blue Ribbon honors

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 1, 2018

Three Delaware schools are among the schools that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recognized today as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.




DNREC’s First State Heritage Park ‘First Saturday in the First State’ invites the public to discover a Delaware hero

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 1, 2018

DNREC’s First State Heritage Park, in partnership with Caesar Rodney High School’s Stage Crew and Thespians, will present a historical theater production for the Park’s monthly “First Saturday in the First State.” A variety of other free events and activities will also be featured throughout the day.




Three Cases of Child Sexual Assault Result In Prison Sentences

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 28, 2018

Murder, firearm cases also resolved A Superior Court judge sentenced Kevin Robinson, 24, of New Castle, to 20 years in prison for raping a child. Investigators believed that in the summer of 2017, Robinson forced the child to perform oral sex on him approximately 8 times. In May 2018, Deputy Attorney General Diana Dunn secured […]




Delaware Teacher of the Year reflects on past year

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 28, 2018

In October, I will attend the DE STOY banquet that names the next winner of this humbling award. I will offer advice to the blessed educator who is in for a life-changing year, and publicly thank the state for bestowing this incredible honor on me, a gal from Felton, DE who loves books and yoga and belly laughs.




DelDOT Wins Award for Innovative Practices

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2018

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) was recognized this week at the 2018 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Annual Conference as one of three states to receive the 2018 State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) Excellence Award. The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Center of Accelerating Innovation and the AASHTO Innovation Initiative have […]







  Category: Newsroom

Three Delaware schools receive National Blue Ribbon honors

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 1, 2018

Three Delaware schools are among the schools that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recognized today as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.




DNREC’s First State Heritage Park ‘First Saturday in the First State’ invites the public to discover a Delaware hero

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 1, 2018

DNREC’s First State Heritage Park, in partnership with Caesar Rodney High School’s Stage Crew and Thespians, will present a historical theater production for the Park’s monthly “First Saturday in the First State.” A variety of other free events and activities will also be featured throughout the day.




Three Cases of Child Sexual Assault Result In Prison Sentences

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 28, 2018

Murder, firearm cases also resolved A Superior Court judge sentenced Kevin Robinson, 24, of New Castle, to 20 years in prison for raping a child. Investigators believed that in the summer of 2017, Robinson forced the child to perform oral sex on him approximately 8 times. In May 2018, Deputy Attorney General Diana Dunn secured […]




Delaware Teacher of the Year reflects on past year

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, September 28, 2018

In October, I will attend the DE STOY banquet that names the next winner of this humbling award. I will offer advice to the blessed educator who is in for a life-changing year, and publicly thank the state for bestowing this incredible honor on me, a gal from Felton, DE who loves books and yoga and belly laughs.




DelDOT Wins Award for Innovative Practices

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2018

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) was recognized this week at the 2018 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Annual Conference as one of three states to receive the 2018 State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) Excellence Award. The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Center of Accelerating Innovation and the AASHTO Innovation Initiative have […]