Once home to an ambitious statewide charter movement, district-imposed moratoriums have cut growth in most communities and stunted available options and as such, Delaware has the eleventh weakest charter law in the nation. Despite that, bright spots like the...

Students in Delaware can partake in dual enrollment and CTE programming, and the state budget created a to expand employer participation in youth employment programs and secondary work-based learning. While there’s no formal Innovation Schools/Zones and the...

Despite teaching middle school math at a charter school, Mike Meyers is a staunch opponent of education freedom and parental rights. While running for office in 2024, Meyers called “vouchers” dangerous. Despite charters such as Odyssey Charter School providing...

Delaware has no private school choice programs.

Delaware’s school report card is easily accessible on the Department of Education homepage on the main carousel and via the “School Performance” tab. The report card is user-friendly, and gives you the option to view a quick, high-level snapshot, or click the...

One of many data points to assess whether a state has the right policies in place to ensure teacher quality is the "use of student achievement data in teacher preparation accountability." How empty or full the fuel tank above is will give you the answer for your state.

"The Delaware Constitution contains both a Compelled Support Clause and a Blaine Amendment. The restrictive interpretation of the latter by Delaware state courts makes [choice programs] problematic." (Institute for Justice)