First Annual Report Card on Delaware Governance: CRI Gives out Four F’s
First Annual Report Card on Delaware Governance:
CRI Gives out Four F's
"It was important to evaluate these issues in a familiar format like a report card where Delawareans can clearly see how bad it really is and why CRI's work is so important. Delaware real...
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2023 Legislative Priorities for Delaware K-12 Education
2023 Legislative Priorities for Delaware K-12 Education
By Dr. Tanya Hettler, Ph.D.
Center for Education Excellence
January 31, 2023
Delaware's terrible scores on the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have been big new...
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Governor Fails to Achieve His Own 'Vision for Delaware'
Governor Fails to Achieve His Own 'Vision for Delaware'
By Charlie Copeland, Director
Center for Analysis of Delaware's Economy & Government Spending
January 27, 2023
"I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three me...
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Delaware Needs a ‘Pick-me-up’
Delaware Needs a 'Pick-me-up'
How about a new song?
By Charlie Copeland
Center for Analysis of Delaware's Economy & Government Spending
December 30, 2022
In 1925, Delaware's government anointed a state song, "Our Delaware," by an act o...
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Increased Education Spending not producing Educated Students
Increased Education Spending not producing Educated Students
By Dr. Tanya Hettler, Ph.D.
Center for Education Excellence
December 30, 2022
In the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data from 2020, as provided in the report "K-12 Education Spending Spotlight: An i...
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It’s Open Enrollment Season for ‘School Choice’
It's Open Enrollment Season for 'School Choice'
Many parents in Delaware are unaware that this is an option for their children.
By Dr. Tanya Hettler, Ph.D., Director
Center for Educational Excellence
November 18, 2022
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Delawareans are Likely Suffering the 1970’s Level Inflation
Delawareans are Likely Suffering the '1970s- Level Inflation'
The lower the income, the higher the inflation impact
By Charlie Copeland, Director
Center for Analysis of Delaware's Economy & Government Spending
November 10, 2022
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Delaware Scores Plummet in the Latest NAEP Test Results
Delaware Scores Plummet in the Latest NAEP Test Results
Governor signs bill addressing reading scores. What about addressing math scores?
By Dr. Tanya Hettler, Ph.D., Director
Center for Educational Excellence
November 3, 2022
The m...
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Effectiveness over Urgency is Key to Improving Student Performance in Wilmington
Effectiveness over Urgency is Key to Improving Student Performance in Wilmington
Legislatively creating a new experimental school entity with more autonomy is a better solution than creating a "collaborative" where no one knows who is liable for what.
By Dr. Tanya Hett...
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Delaware's Workforce Labor
Delaware's Workforce Labor
A glance before and after COVID-19
By Charlie Copeland, Director
Center for Analysis of Delaware's Economy & Government Spending
September 29, 2022
(Graphic by Lauren Phongphachone)
It has b...
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