Posts Tagged ‘DE Department of Education’
Incarcerated Students Earn High School Diplomas as Academic Year Ends
On Thursday, 27 students in cap and gown were awarded high school diplomas during commencement ceremonies in the prison chapels at the Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution and at SCI in Georgetown. These graduates are among 42 incarcerated students who range in age from 18 to 64 who earned Groves Adult High School diplomas during the…
Read MoreDelaware Sues to Protect Head Start & Other Programs from Illegal Trump Cuts
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined a lawsuit against the Trump Administration to stop an unlawful attempt to defund Head Start and other education programs in Delaware communities. Altogether, the services in Delaware impacted by these cuts comprise more than $11-million in federal grants, support more than 250 education programs, and serve more than…
Read MoreDepartment of Education Announces New Leadership to Support Funding Reform Efforts
There’s new leadership at the Delaware Department of Education. Education Secretary Cindy Marten has chose Denise Carter as Deputy Secretary for Strategic Initiatives and Adam Schott as Associate Secretary for Student Support. These are Marten’s first senior staff appointments since she took office and they will help with the first major overhaul of the state…
Read MoreEligible DE Families to Receive Emergency Food Assistance Benefits in 2 Distributions
Eligible Delaware households will receive emergency food assistance benefits under the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program to cover the summer period when children are on break and not receiving meals at school. DHSS and the Delaware Department of Education will begin issuing the Summer P-EBT benefits this month – the benefit will be split…
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