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A Delaware Economic Profile
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) maintains “ Stats America ” with profile data on each state. How has Delaware been performing according to the EDA? Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP): Between 2015-2019 Delaware's Real GDP declined 4.2%, the worst performance among all the states. By industry, Delaware’s output trailed all the states in (a) wholesale trade-loss of automobile and chemical industry manufacturing, (b) information services, (c) and professio
Dr. John E. Stapleford
Aug 25, 2020
Reference charts for article: Student Test Scores are Color-Blind
Reference charts for article: Student Test Scores are Color-Blind Dr. John E. Stapleford, Director | 8/24/2020 (CHART SOURCE: Delaware Department of Education)
Dr. John E. Stapleford
Aug 23, 2020
Student Test Scores are Color-Blind
Student Test Scores are Color-Blind By Dr. John Stapleford August 21, 2020 New research reveals that student proficiency test scores for White, Black, and Hispanic eighth graders rise and fall together depending on the overall socio-economic status within each middle school's attendance pool. Across the states, eighth graders are required to take the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test. For nearly the past 20 years, NAEP has consistently recorded
Dr. John E. Stapleford
Aug 21, 2020
New fuel economy standards provide safer, less expensive vehicle
New "Fuel Economy Standards" provide safer, less expensive vehicles By David T. Stevenson July 30, 2020 The U.S. Department of Transportation, and the Environmental Protection Agency have released a new final fuel economy rule for passenger cars and light trucks that will be a win for consumer choice. The Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles. The rule requires average fuel economy of new vehicles to increase by 1.5-percent a year for the model years 2021 to
David T. Stevenson
Jul 30, 2020
Long term trends
Long term trends By Dr. John Stapleford July 23, 2020 With funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, management guru Michael Porter has compiled time series data on the economic performance of states, counties, and metropolitan areas. The clear data generally starts in 1998 and ends with the latest updates…typically 2018. After expressing the various measures of economic performance as growth rates, Porter then ranks all the states and counties against e
Dr. John E. Stapleford
Jul 23, 2020
Flawed Assumptions throughout DE's Climate Action Plan
Flawed Assumptions throughout DE's Climate Action Plan By David T. Stevenson July 16, 2020 Delaware has been developing a Climate Action Plan , and is requesting public input. It is clear DNREC ( Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control) has already decided on a list of action items, most of which are already in place. Public workshops ask for responses through leading questions, and provide documentation of the climate change issues with flawed assumptio
David T. Stevenson
Jul 16, 2020
A Public Service Announcement to the Carney Administration: Open Delaware NOW
A Public Service Announcement to the Carney Administration: Open Delaware NOW By Dr. Christopher Casscells Date: July 9, 2020 A lack of any specifics on the Phase 3 opening criteria and guidelines for conducting activities suggests that the Carney team is making them up as they go, just as the CDC was doing in the beginning of the pandemic. That was acceptable then when little was known about the novel coronavirus, but unacceptable now that a great deal is known rega
Public Comments Docket BOEM-2020-0005 Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Energy Project Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Center for Energy Competitiveness To read the public comments, please click link below...
David T. Stevenson
Jul 1, 2020
Declining Delaware Per Capita
Per capita (per person) personal income is one important measure of the economic well being of a society. In 2002 Delaware per capita income was 18% above the nation ( see chart below ). It has been downhill since then with 2019 seeing Delaware per capita income registering 4% below the nation. What has happened? Delaware Per Capita Income as a Percent of the U.S. (GRAPH SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Economics Analysis) Economists track personal income as three major components
Dr. John E. Stapleford
Jul 1, 2020
People vote with their dollars
People vote with their dollars By David T. Stevenson June 23, 2020 Environmental groups claim widespread support for more energy efficient smaller vehicles, and expensive electric vehicles that are generally compact cars. This release from the U.S. Energy Information Agency shows how Americans are actually voting with their dollars. Car and light duty truck/SUV's sales in the January to April period historically were about equal through good times and bad, but since 2015
David T. Stevenson
Jun 23, 2020
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