The Delaware Department of Education has released details of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s policy for free and reduced-price meals for the 2025–2026 school year. The policy ensures that children from households facing financial hardship will have access to nutritious meals through the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and After School Snack Program. Schools will continue operating these …
Jaclyn Durant, a school social worker at Richey Elementary in the Red Clay Consolidated School District, has been named Delaware’s 2025 Behavioral Health Professional of the Year. “I approach my work through a trauma-informed, relationship-based lens, integrating nervous system regulation strategies into the supports I provide,” Durant said. The announcement was made by Governor Matt Meyer and Secretary of Education …
Delaware Secretary of Education Cindy Marten has appointed two seasoned education officials to help lead the state through its most significant school funding reform in over seven decades. Denise Carter has been named Deputy Secretary for Strategic Initiatives, while Adam Schott will serve as Associate Secretary for Student Support. The appointments mark Marten’s first senior hires since taking office and …
Ten schools across Delaware have been awarded the Purple Star School designation for 2025, a recognition of their exceptional efforts to support students from military families. The honored schools span two districts: Caesar Rodney School District’s Allen Frear Elementary, David E. Robinson Elementary, Major George S. Welch Elementary, Nellie Stokes Elementary, and Star Hill Elementary, and Lake Forest School District’s …
Secretary of Education Cindy Marten, alongside Governor Matt Meyer and other state leaders, celebrated 96 exceptional public school students from the Class of 2025 during a special dinner in Dover this week. These students were honored as Secretary of Education Scholars, a prestigious recognition given to those who have shown excellence both inside and outside the classroom. Click here to …
The Delaware Department of Education has announced six exceptional educators as the state finalists for the 2025 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the highest honor for K-12 STEM educators in the United States. These finalists’ applications will now advance to the national level, where the final 2025 PAEMST National Awardees will be selected. The teachers …
The annual ProStart competition is back, which means hundreds of the First State’s youngest chefs get a chance to compete against one another and gain experience to help further their culinary careers. The Delaware Restaurant Foundation (DRF) will host the 12th annual Delaware ProStart Student Invitational on Wednesday, March 12th, at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington. “The …
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Delaware recovered from learning loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic at one of the worst rates in the entire country. A new report from the Education Recovery Scorecard, compiled by researchers from Harvard and Stanford universities, sheds light on how students in Delaware and across the nation are faring in their recovery from the learning disruptions caused by the pandemic. …
First Staters hoping to get involved and make an impact in their community schools have until 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 7, to file candidacy in the May 13 school board elections. Criteria for running for a school board seat includes: Be a U.S. citizen and a resident of Delaware and the school district they seek to represent. Be at …
