20-Year Review– Delaware Strategies for State Policies and Spending

Abstract

The Office of State Planning Coordination (OSPC) funded this study to provide for an objective review of the performance of Delaware’s Strategies for State Policies and Spending (State Strategies) since their initial adoption in 1999. Findings from this research are intended to inform the development of the 2020 Strategies for State Policies and Spending. To assess the performance of the State Strategies, IPA identified and analyzed a series of performance metrics aligned with each of the eleven “Shaping Delaware’s Future” goals laid out in the original, 1999 State Strategies. This report captures the analysis of Delaware’s performance on these metrics, with additional commentary highlighting particular successes and shortcomings of the State’s investment strategies, along with suggestions for further refinement of Delaware’s efforts to make progress on the “Shaping Delaware’s Future” goals.