Delaware: Making Progress on Consolidating and Aligning Early Childhood Services
After over a decade of studies and advocacy for more efficient, streamlined early childhood services, Delaware is making significant progress in consolidating its oversight and governance.
As advocates and experts have noted, the government bodies that oversee early childhood issues in Delaware is fragmented, at best. At one time, there...
Why Are We Still Doing Referendums?
Public school finance spins a complex and intricate web of policy decisions. When we’ve written about Delaware school funding and funding equity in the past, we’ve focused on resource allocation, how we count students, and property reassessment. Yet another important piece of the puzzle is the local tax rate and school...
Signing Kids Up for School? Good Luck. The Case for Modernizing Our Registration System
Some Delaware parents looking to register their kids in public school run into some confusing roadblocks.
Currently, Delaware has no uniform, online registration system for families with children entering pre-K, kindergarten or any grade through grade 12, causing families to navigate multiple (largely paper) forms.
This should not be as...
5 Key Takeaways from the Early Childhood Council’s Strategic Plan
As holidays approach during an extra stressful year, families with young children are no doubt extra grateful for the childcare providers in their lives. The local industry has adapted mightily to help kids and families, and the Delaware Early Childhood Council is responding to the times with its new strategic plan. The plan celebrates...