In 2026, DelawareKidsCAN will work toward the following eight policy goals to strengthen the education system in Delaware:
DelawareKidsCAN will enact a weighted student funding formula that distributes state resources based on individual student and school needs.
DelawareKidsCAN will expand the number of charter seats and ensure charter schools have the right to operate Pre-K programs.
DelawareKidsCAN will advocate to the Governor and his team to ensure the state accepts the federal scholarship tax credit.
DelawareKidsCAN will revise the boundaries of Christina School District, one of only a handful of non-contiguous districts in the United States, to address parent concerns over travel time to schools.
DelawareKidsCAN will continue their package of literacy reforms by banning three-cueing as an instructional practice.
DelawareKidsCAN will guarantee access to advanced math for qualifying students by reforming the current subjective recommendation process for higher-level classes.
DelawareKidsCAN will implement state literacy policies by emphasizing high quality instructional materials and early literacy professional development.
DelawareKidsCAN will require school districts to undergo a yearly independent financial audit that is communicated to parents and made public.
