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     A nationwide recession in the next 12 months is almost a certainty, but Delaware is already suffering from "stagflation" not seen since the 1970s. The Delaware Legislature needs to move very carefully in the 2023 session and stay out of the ec

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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 most recent results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a test administered every two years to 4 th  and 8 th  grade students by the U.S. Department of Education, were just released. While not good news for the nat

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The End of Representative Government and Freedom in Delaware Governor Carney's executive action mirroring California rules is quickly taking action with DNREC already drafting regulations to ban gasoline and diesel-powered cars. By  David T. Stevenson , Director Center for Energy & Environmental Policy October 20, 2022 (Graphic by Lauren Phongphachone) Two and a half years after COVID-19 first hit we are still in a state of emergency giving un-democratic power to Delaware's G

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 Hettler , Ph.D., Director  Center for Educational Excellence October 14, 2022  Wilmington's Poor Test Scores (before & after COVID-19)   The 2022 statewide K-12 test scores on the Smarter Balanced Assessment give

The Reason Foundation , a public policy think tank in California, compiled data from the U.S. Census from 2002 to 2020. They have kindly shared their data with the Caesar Rodney Institute and given us access to their interactive map of the country and their various graphs depicting education spending data specific to Delaware.     Their summary statement about the national census data concludes: "Nationwide, inflation-adjusted per-pupil K-12 revenues grew by 25%—or by $3,211

As the hysteria wanes from almost three years of COVID-19, and we continue to suffer the collateral damage from the ill-advised lockdown policies, our need for a return to normal is shattered by the harsh data emerging from Fentanyl death statistics.     Nationally, there are now more daily Fentanyl deaths than COVID-19. Over the past three years, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there have been four times wherein the death toll rose to 140% of expected; Ap

The Secret Behind a Power Plant You're Paying For... Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative continues to crush energy production in Delaware, and electricity consumers pay the price. By  David T. Stevenson , Director Center for Energy & Environmental Policy October 7, 2022 (Graphic by Lauren Phongphachone) Have you asked yourself why the Indian River Power Plant in Millsboro, DE, is closing two decades early and why your electric bill is going up about $75 a year to pay for it? I

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 been clear that Delaware’s educational system has been substandard for several decades. In addition, previous analysis conducted by the Caesar Rodney Institute has shown that our young people are moving out of the state for better economic opportunities