Delaware has six district referendums this school year, the most since the 2009-2010 school year.

Why Delaware is having the most school referendums in 14 years

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

The largest number of Delaware school districts in 14 years are holding elections in 2024 to ask their residents to agree to raise taxes for education. State and education leaders cite inflation, population growth, state-mandate raises for education, changes in funding and the COVID-19 pandemic as among reasons why six of the stateā€™s 19 districts are making the case for …

Delaware has several groups directly focused on educational advocacy and reform.

Get to know the stateā€™s education advocacy groups

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Delaware pours billions of dollars into education each year, only to receive stressful news like some of the lowest standardized test scores in the country. A number of Delaware nonprofits devoted to improving education in the state want to see more impact for the state in jobs, test scores and another areas. Some have specific focuses such as encouraging more …

There appears to be little correlation between cost per student and test scores.

Numbers show gaps in test scores, money spent on students

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

The amount of money spent on Delaware students in 2022 varied widely from school to school and canā€™t be correlated with results on standard tests. The average per student expenditure for the top 10 performers on the Smarter Balanced Assessment ā€“ taken by students in third through eighth grade ā€“ is $17,894. Itā€™s $11,489 for the schools that did best …

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School test scores dismal again despite new math, reading plans

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

There was little cheering news Tuesday when Delaware released its 2023 state assessment results. The numbers are still grim, with the majority of students across the board failing to reach proficiency in math and reading.Ā  ā€œI canā€™t imagine anyone looking at these test results and saying they are good enough,ā€ said Julia Keleher, the new executive director of First State …