Masks In School Extended till February 8 in Delaware

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Governor John Carney, the Delaware Department of Education (DOE), and the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) on Monday formally issued regulations that will extend the emergency masking requirement in public and private K-12 schools until February 8. ​ The extension was previously announced by Governor Carney, DHSS, and DOE last month. The regulations are…

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Schools across Sussex County awarded state grants for 2019-2020 school year

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Schools across Sussex County were awarded special funds for the 2019-2020 school year as part of a series of grants provided by the Delaware Department of Education (DOE) totaling $2.6 million for students in 85 schools statewide. This is the fourth year the DOE has awarded schools with Reimagining Professional Learning grants to support the…

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DE Wins Federal Grant to Strengthen Early Childhood System

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Delaware has won a $4.2 million federal grant to strengthen its early childhood system. The grant will help the state better prepare children from all backgrounds to enter kindergarten ready to learn and will improve their transition between early childhood programs and the K-12 system. The Delaware Department of Education’s Office of Early Learning — in…

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DOE NOT Moving Forward with Regulation 225

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The Delaware Department of Education will not be moving forward to finalize the current proposed version of Regulation 225. The department received more than 6,000 comments in response to the revised proposed 225 Prohibition of Discrimination Regulation, which was published in the June Register of Regulations. Those comments now are available online for public review at…

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Deadline Friday, July 6 for Public Comment on Revised Regulation 225

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The Delaware Department of Education is seeking public comment on a revised proposed 225 Prohibition of Discrimination Regulation, which is published in the June Register of Regulations. The department received more than 11,000 comments on a previous version of the proposed regulation. After careful review of that feedback, Secretary of Education Susan Bunting made responsive…

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