State of Delaware - Press Releases

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January 2009
01/22/2009	Lincoln Bicentennial Essay Scholarships Announced
01/22/2009	DOE Announces the 2009 Summer Food Service Program
01/22/2009	Delaware Students Selected For Senate Youth Program
01/22/2009	Five Concord High School Students To Study Online NASA-Based Physics
01/26/2009	Jorge Melendez Chosen to Serve on National Panel

February 2009
02/05/2009	Delaware Students Taking at Least One AP Course Outpaces Nation
02/09/2009	Governor Markell to Conduct Reality Check Budget Presentations
02/11/2009	School Bus Industry Encourages Parents and Children to "Love The Bus"
02/19/2009	DOE Releases Science and Social Studies Scores
02/24/2009	Siemens Award For Advanced Placement Goes to Middletown High School

March 2009
03/05/2009	Delaware Department of Education Looks to Replace DSTP with a More Improved Online Assessment
03/09/2009	Nominations Sought for History Teacher of the Year
03/23/2009	Eligible Students Could Save Nearly $12,000 in College Tuition Next Year
03/19/2009	Castle Committee Focuses on Early Childhood Education
03/26/2009	Educator Licenses go Electronic

April 2009
04/07/2009	Lt. Governor Denn, Secretary of Education Lowery Hold Public Meetings on New Student Assessment
04/13/2009	Congressman Mike Castle to host 2nd Annual Financial Aid Fair
04/20/2009	Markell signs bill to help attract more quality teachers to Delaware's schools
04/21/2009	Annual Safety Competition to Test School Bus Driver Skills
04/24/2009	Philadelphia Boys Choir and Chorale to Perform at Lake Forest High School
04/27/2009	2009 National Scholarship Fellow Program

May 2009
05/13/2009	Secretary of Education Scholars Named
05/15/2009	Teacher on Loan Featured in the Washington Post
05/15/2009	2010 Delaware National Principal of the Year Nominee - Curt Bunting
05/28/2009	Students Culinary Competition to be Held at State Fair

June 2009
06/02/2009	Seventh Annual Policy and Practice Institute will be held
06/04/2009	Dr. Teri Quinn Gray to Lead the State Board of Education
06/08/2009	State Awards $175,000 in Merit Scholarships to High School Seniors
06/08/2009	Paul Carlson/William B. Keene Golf Tournament

July 2009
07/09/2009	Chinese Summer Camp
07/16/2009	DOE Awarded $910,000 "DI-NAMIC" Grant from NASA
07/16/2009	2009 Statewide DSTP Test Results Released in Grades 2-10
07/31/2009	Gray, Wilson Complete Comprehensive State Board of Education Member Orientation
07/31/2009	Delaware DOE Releases 2009 School Ratings

August 2009
08/25/2009	Delaware AP Participation Rate, Number of Exams Taken and High Scores Continue to Increase; SAT Participation Ranked Eighth in U. S.

September 2009
09/17/2009	DOE Releases Science and Social Studies Scores
09/22/2009	New Student Assessment System Out for Re-Bid

October 2009
10/01/2009	Twenty Candidates Vie For State "Teacher of the Year" Honors
10/06/2009	States International Education Initiatives to Benefit from Delaware Tech’s Technological Savvy
10/14/2009	Kuumba Academy Charter School Closes Due to Illness
10/14/2009	2009 NAEP Math Results Released
10/19/2009	20 Candidates Vie for State "Teacher of the Year" Honors
10/19/2009	Federal Funds Available for Meals Served in Day Care Settings
10/22/2009	DE Board Member Dr. Terry Wittaker Chosen as Director of National Association
10/26/2009	National Superintendent of the Year to Speak in Dover
10/28/2009	Mary Pinkston Named Delaware Teacher of the Year for 2010

November 2009
11/16/2009	Ferguson Achievement Award Recipients Announced
11/16/2009	Presidential Awards State Finalists Announced

December 2009
12/01/2009	State Releases Comprehensive "Plan to Strengthen Delaware's Schools"
12/03/2009	1,250 H1N1 FLU Vaccination Appointments Available Dec. 15 - 17
12/07/2009	Proposed National K-12 Standards in English Language Arts and Math
12/10/2009	Delaware's Assistant Principal of the Year
12/21/2009	New State Assessment Contract Awarded

Contact Info.
Alison Kepner
Delaware Department of Education
401 Federal Street, Suite #2
Dover, Delaware 19901
Phone: (302) 735-4035
Fax: (302) 739-4654
Email: alison.kepner@doe.k12.de.us

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