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 news since its release last fall. But it's more important now than ever to revisit how bad they really were because the 2023 Legislative Session has just started. The time is now for Delaware legislators to introduce and vote for bills

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 meals a day for their bodies, education, and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits." - Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Peace Prize 1964 acceptance speech. INTRODUCTION True leadership is more tha

Federal Agency Failing to Protect the Environment from Offshore Wind Until a strategy is complete on how to deal with the adverse impacts of operational noise, no offshore wind projects should be approved. By David T. Stevenson , Director Center for Energy & Environmental Policy January 6, 2023 The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is responsible for completing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for offshore wind and recommending approval or disapproval

All scores are the % of students performing at grade level or above on the test. The test used for Elementary Schools (ES) and Middle Schools (MS) is Smarter Balanced : English Language Arts (ELA) and Math portions. The test used for High Schools (HS) is the SAT : the ELA, Math and Essay portions are highlighted in yellow. Charter Schools (CS) are listed beneath , with the schools in alphabetical order. Dashes (-) indicate that the Delaware Department of Educat

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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 in-depth look at school finance data and trends " released by the Reason Foundation, Delaware ranked 13 th in the nation in the increase in education spending over the period from 2002-2020. This reflects an increa

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 of the General Assembly. According to Wikipedia, "Our Delaware" is derived from a 1904 poem by George Beswick Hynson , comprising three verses, each honoring one of Delaware's three counties. After listening to Delaware's state song, it s

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Noise from turbines will add to ship collisions that already have pushed the North Atlantic right whale to the edge of extinction NEWARK, D.E. – A coalition of public interest groups – The Heartland Institute, the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT), and the American Coalition for Ocean Protection (ACOP) – have filed comments with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale. In Octo

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 A January 2022 national survey conducted by National School Choice found that nearly 70% of parents support school choice (31% "strongly support and 38% "somewhat support"). These parents also said they have considered sending one of their childr

Stop the Ban on Gasoline-powered Vehicles TAKE ACTION NOW. It’s time to express your concerns, Delaware. By David T. Stevenson , Director Center for Energy & Environmental Policy November 11, 2022 Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), Division of Air Quality, has started writing amended regulations to eventually ban new gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles from being registered in the state. You will be forced to buy electric vehicles