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Bachelor’s degree pay bonus over high school diploma is 62.8% in Delaware

By Delaware Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Delaware workers with four-year degrees on average earn 62.8 percent more per year than workers with high school diplomas, the 35th highest percentage among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to an analysis released last month.

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Jobless claims in Delaware number 96,194 since COVID-19 shutdowns began

By Delaware Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Jobless claims filed by Delaware residents since the start of coronavirus shutdown orders in mid-March have hit 96,194, or 19.9 percent of the state’s workforce, according to a new analysis from the website 24/7 Wall St.

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NEA estimates Delaware K-12 schools spent $2.2 billion in 2018-19

By Delaware Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Public schools in Delaware spent an estimated $2.2 billion during the 2018-19 academic year, a 1.9 percent increase in expenditures over the previous year, according to a National Education Association report.

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Delaware children in foster care numbered 719 last year

By Delaware Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

The number of youths in foster care in Delaware at the end of fiscal year 2018 stood at 719, an 8.6 percent decrease over the previous fiscal year, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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43 jurisdictions, not including Delaware, require sales tax collections for online purchases

By Delaware Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Delaware is not among the jurisdictions where sales tax collections are required for out-of-state purchases in the wake of the South Dakota v. Wayfair Supreme Court decision last year, according to an analysis by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

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Delaware K-12 schools paid out $14,881 per student in 2017-18, NEA reports

By Delaware Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Public schools in Delaware spent $14,881 per student based on average daily attendance (ADA) figures, the 17th highest expenditure level among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to a National Education Association report.

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8.1% of Delaware residents live in poverty, Census Bureau finds

By Delaware Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Delaware residents living below the poverty line in 2017-18 made up 8.1 percent of the state’s population, the fourth lowest rank among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to new Census Bureau data.

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Delaware offers 32 incentives for energy efficiencies, renewables

By Delaware Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Policies and incentives promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency in Delaware number 32, the eighth lowest rank among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to data analyzed in a federally funded database.

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Delaware schools get 32.4% of their funds from local taxes, NEA reports

By Delaware Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

More than 32 percent of Delaware public education funding comes from local tax revenues, the 13th lowest level among the 50 states, according to data from the National Education Association.

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2nd-quarter state tax collections in Delaware reach $1.6 billion, Census Bureau reports

By Delaware Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

State tax revenues in Delaware amount to $1.6 billion in the second quarter of 2019, the ninth lowest tally among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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2017-18 teacher pay in Delaware averaged $61,795

By Delaware Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Teachers’ salaries in Delaware averaged $61,795 for the 2017-2018 school year, the 14th highest rank among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to data analyzed by the National Education Association (NEA).

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1st-quarter state tax collections in Delaware reach $1.2 billion, Census Bureau reports

By Delaware Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

State tax revenues in Delaware amount to $1.2 billion in the first quarter of 2019, the 11th lowest tally among the 50 states and Washington, D.C., according to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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2017-2018 pay for starting teachers in Delaware averaged $41,639

By Delaware Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

A beginning teacher’s salary in Delaware averaged $41,639 for the 2017-2018 school year, the 14th highest rank among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to data analyzed by the National Education Association (NEA).

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Delaware’s public pensions are 78.5 percent government funded

By Delaware Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Taxpayer contributions to Delaware’s public pension funds in 2018 amounted to 78.5 percent of the total, the 14th highest ratio among the 50 states, according to newly released data by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Total state tax collections in Delaware reach $3.6 billion, Census Bureau reports

By Delaware Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

State tax revenues in Delaware amount to $3.6 billion, the ninth lowest tally among the 50 states, according to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Delaware among 6 states with no concentrated poverty neighborhoods

By Delaware Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Delaware Business Daily contains no urban neighborhoods with extreme poverty – where at least 40 percent of residents live below the poverty level, according to a new analysis from the website 24/7 Wall St.

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Delaware earns grade ofD for manufacturing health

By Delaware Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Delaware received a grade of D on a scorecard developed by Ball State University to gauge the health of each state’s manufacturing sector.

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New Castle County’s $3,377-per-month cost of living is the highest in Delaware

By Delaware Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Residents of New Castle County need to make $3,377 every month to maintain a modest standard of living, making it the most expensive place to live in Delaware.

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Delaware’s public pensions are 79.1% government funded

By Delaware Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

Taxpayer contributions to Delaware’s public pension funds in 2017 amounted to 79.1 percent of the total, the 11th highest ratio among the 50 states, according to newly released data by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Average student loan debt for graduates in Delaware is $34,144, study finds

By Delaware Business Daily reports | 4 years ago

College graduates in Delaware have an average debt burden of $34,144, according to a study by the website 24/7 Wall St. examining average student loan debt in the 50 states.