What is Education Voters of Delaware focused on right now?
Education Voters of Delaware is focused on three policy areas, and is working with lawmakers and the public to: Demand Excellence Delaware students rank only 27th among the states in national academic performance, and just one third of them meets national standards in reading and math. To fix this, Delaware must raise the expectations of what our kids can achieve, improve the way their progress is tested, and ensure that teachers and principals have what they need to provide the best education possible. Detailed challenges and recommendations are here. Spend Smarter Not enough of Delaware’s education dollars are making it into the classroom. In 2008 the Governor’s LEAD Committee identified between $86 million to $158 million of the state’s education budget that could be spent more efficiently and redirected to improve student achievement in the classroom. The LEAD Committee also proposed how Delaware’s 59-year-old funding system should be improved to ensure that all students have the i
