DelawareCAN announces new website to help Spanish-speaking families access school choice resources

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WILMINGTON, Del. – One Delaware nonprofit has announced the launch of a Spanish-language website to give Spanish-speaking families a more convenient way to access school choice resources.

DelawareCAN: The Delaware Campaign for Achievement Now created “MiEscuelaDE”, or “My School Delaware”, aimed at helping families understand and navigate school choice options in an easier way than ever before.

According to state enrollment figures, 17 percent of public school students statewide are Hispanic and Latino.

“We built this website because we know Spanish-speaking families experience inconvenient, inconsistent, sparing or no access at all to well–translated school choice resources. Even the state’s school choice platform lacks translated resources and instructions. Parents shouldn’t be expected to guess their way through information they need to make the best choices for their families,” said DelawareCAN executive director Atnre Alleyne.

MiEscuela DE provides answers to frequently asked questions translated in Spanish, school choice application timelines, a school search tool, and a calendar of key opportunities for families and students.

Alleyne also added, “The basis for great advocacy- for all empowerment, and all change- is knowledge. Information is truly power, and when barriers keep certain communities from the power they deserve, it’s our job to overcome them together. With MiEscuelaDE, we hope parents will feel more comfortable seeking, and finding, the answers they need.”

MiEscuelaDE’s website can be found here.