DBREC helped catalyze Delaware Pathways, a statewide initiative that connects high school students to well-paying career options. The program has grown from 27 students to 26,000 in 2022, or 60 percent of every high schooler in the state. 

DBREC’s investments helped catalyze the state’s quality improvement efforts for child care, spurred advocacy for historic increases in state funding for child care and pre-K, and leveraged $60 million in competitive federal funding. High-quality state programs have yielded results in elementary, middle and high school.

DBREC has invested in innovative approaches to teacher recruitment. It has also invested in proven national methods like Relay Graduate School of Education, and Teach For America Delaware.