A high school engineering and science teacher from the Appoquinimink School District is Delaware’s 2024 State Teacher of the Year.

Delaware FFA members from across the state brought home national awards from The Big E in Springfield, MA, last month.

Eleven schools are being honored for sportsmanship this week by the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA).  The Dale Farmer State Champions in Sportsmanship Award is presented annually to schools that have demonstrated a strong school community commitment to the educational nature of interscholastic athletics. 

Appoquinimink School District’s Bunker Hill Elementary School and Capital School District’s Kent County Secondary Intensive Learning Center have earned Delaware’s Sapphire Award for Excellence in School Counseling.

Twenty of the state’s top teachers will be honored at a celebration on Oct. 18, when one of them also will be named Delaware’s 2024 Teacher of the Year.

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today recognized 353 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023, including three schools in Delaware. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups on assessments. The Delaware schools named as National Blue Ribbon Schools were: Bear – Olive B. Loss Elementary School, …

As summer comes to an end and a new school year begins, now is the time to remind local communities that continuing to protect ourselves against influenza, COVID-19, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), and other infectious diseases is a powerful way to also support Delaware students and school staff.

The DIAA Board of Directors’ is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 DIAA/Harry Roberts-Senior Scholar Athlete awards. The award is named in recognition and memory of Dr. Harry Roberts, former superintendent of the Caesar Rodney School District who served DIAA on several committees, most notably as chair of the DIAA Sportsmanship Committee for many years. The post DIAA …

Over 400 Delaware FFA members from across the state convened at the Delaware State Fairgrounds in July to participate in the Delaware State Fair. During the state fair, both high school and middle school members competed in career and leadership development events, exhibited livestock, assisted at various supporter food booths, in conjunction with the Delaware 4-H donated over 875 lbs. …

Statewide assessment results for the 2022-23 school year show students continue to need extra supports as the state prioritizes recovery efforts and resources to ensure that all students continue to accelerate and achieve.