Nancy Mercante (Caesar Rodney Institute, Citizens for Delaware Schools) argues Gov. Matt Meyer should opt Delaware into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, which could direct nearly $40M annually in private scholarship funding to Delaware students at 15% taxpayer participation — a figure she cites from an Education Reform Now analysis. She frames the choice as binary: if Meyer opts in, students could receive scholarships for tutoring, tuition, transportation, and summer programs starting in 2027; if not, Delaware taxpayers can still claim the credit but their dollars flow to SGOs in other participating states. Her case states that Delaware spends $2.7B+ on public education while NAEP scores remain below pre-pandemic levels, families are paying out of pocket for supplemental help, and the program requires no state appropriations, doesn’t touch local school funding, and adds no tax burden. She emphasizes benefits for middle-class, lower-income, foster, and homeless students, notes more than half of states have already opted in, and ties the ask directly to Meyer’s own public statements on literacy — closing that the decision “rests with Gov. Meyer.
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