Department of Education

Gov. Matt Meyer and Secretary of Education Cindy Marten declare a literacy emergency following the release of eighth grader’s average reading score, which falls 8 points below the national average and marks the lowest score in 27 years.

The services are guaranteed by House Bill 83 that was signed into law last August.

Goodwill of Delaware & Delaware County is awarded a contract for a program training students with disabilities to obtain necessary job skills.

Grants supporting students experiencing homelessness go to 14 school districts or charter schools in Delaware.

Delaware receives federal funding to expand school-based health services in schools.

State lawmakers took a few hours looking over one of the state’s largest budget lines, the Department of Education.

Lawmakers passed a bill requiring Black history education last year. Now a similar bill aims to do the same for media literacy.

At the final budget hearing this year, many stakeholders in the education sector staked their claim for an increase in funding.

An effort to help nonprofits find PPE last year during the COVID pandemic is expanding its scope. Many nonprofits struggled to find and afford personal…

A recent Sussex Tech graduate is spending part of her summer helping the state develop plans for reopening schools this fall amid the coronavirus…