Delaware was the origin of Belton v. Gebhart, one of the four cases which was combined into Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court of the United States decision that led to the end of segregated public schools. Significantly, Belton was the only case in which the state court found for the plaintiffs, thereby ruling that segregation was unconstitutional.
Unlike many states, Delaware's educational system is centralized in a state Superintendent of Education, with local school boards retaining control over taxation and some curriculum decisions.
A "three-tiered diploma" system fostered by Governor Ruth Ann Minner, which awarded "basic," "standard," and "distinguished" high-school diplomas based on a student's performance in the Delaware Student Testing Program, was discontinued by the General Assembly after many Delawareans questioned its fairness.[citation needed]
[edit] Colleges and universities
* Delaware College of Art and Design
* Delaware State University
* Delaware Technical & Community College
* Drexel University at Wilmington
* Goldey-Beacom College
* University of Delaware
* Wesley College
* Widener University School of Law
* Wilmington University
Unlike many states, Delaware's educational system is centralized in a state Superintendent of Education, with local school boards retaining control over taxation and some curriculum decisions.
A "three-tiered diploma" system fostered by Governor Ruth Ann Minner, which awarded "basic," "standard," and "distinguished" high-school diplomas based on a student's performance in the Delaware Student Testing Program, was discontinued by the General Assembly after many Delawareans questioned its fairness.[citation needed]
[edit] Colleges and universities
* Delaware College of Art and Design
* Delaware State University
* Delaware Technical & Community College
* Drexel University at Wilmington
* Goldey-Beacom College
* University of Delaware
* Wesley College
* Widener University School of Law
* Wilmington University
