The University of Delaware hosted a public debate on whether biological sex is binary on March 6 that included security measures due to heightened attention around the topic.
As of 2025, Delaware reported 205 teacher vacancies, equating to 15 vacancies per 10,000 students, positioning it 29th among 38 U.S. states facing teacher shortages, according to the World Population Review.
Delaware ranks 20 among U.S. states for teacher starting salaries, with an average starting salary of $45,188 in 2024, according to the National Education Association (NEA).
College tuition fees rose 2.4% in Delaware in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
In the Center for Education Reform’s 2024 Parent Power Index, Delaware secured the forty-fifth position, with an Overall Parent Power Index Score of 59.7%.
As Florida becomes the latest state to create an education savings account (ESA) program, an analysis by the First State Times shows that Delaware is not one of 11 states that has such a program.
From a field of twelve Delaware high school students, Maiss Hussein, a junior from Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technical High School, earned the title of 2023 Poetry Out Loud Delaware State Champion at the state finals held on March 2 at the Smyrna Opera House.
College costs for in-state students at Delaware Technical Community College-Stanton/Wilmington, in Wilmington, were $4,945 in 2021, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
College costs for in-state students at Delaware Technical Community College-Stanton/Wilmington, in Wilmington, were $4,945 in 2021, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
College costs for in-state students at Delaware Technical Community College-Owens, in Georgetown, were $4,945 in 2021, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.