Gov. John Carney and Secretary of Education Susan Bunting on April 27 announced their plans for helping schools support students and address unfinished learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Using federal funding from the Coronavirus Response & Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, Delaware will focus on key areas to support districts and charter schools in helping students make up for unfinished learning. The state received roughly $21 million for K-12 education, and districts and charter schools received more than $164 million from this bill.
Support the use of high-quality instructional materials â Provide statewide licenses for access to high-quality instructional materials, such as Zearn Math for every rising first- through eighth-grader and Summer Booster Literacy for every rising first- through fifth-grader.