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WHAT ARE NATIONAL EXPERTS SAYING ABOUT DELAWARE'S FUNDING SYSTEM?
March 02, 2020
Federal COVID-19 Stimulus Package: Funds for K-12 and Postsecondary Education
Congress passed a $2 trillion stimulus package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. This emergency relief package includes $30.75 billion for the Education Stabilization Fund. Click to learn more about the federal COVID-19 stimulus package and how it might impact K-12 and postsecondary education.
July 01, 2016
State Education Funding Formulas: Percentage of State and Local Monies Disbursed on Basis of Students
This study looks at how much money is disbursed on the basis of students, where all students receive a fixed amount of funding, adjusted for students needs. Edunomics Lab is a Georgetown University-based research center focused on education finance.
December 01, 2015
Education Commission of the State presentation: Delaware Education Funding Improvement Commission
This presentation by Mike Griffith of Education Commission of the States to the 2016 Delaware Education Finance Improvement Commission puts Delaware in a national context and outlines steps other states have taken to transition to a new formula.
June 19, 2015
Edunomics presentation: Delaware State Education Finance
Slides 1-9 of this presentation provide background information related to the unit count challenges that the Delaware Education Equity coalition has discussed. The entire presentation was prepared by the Edunomics Lab, is a Georgetown University-based research center focused on education finance, for members of the Wilmington Education Strategy Think Tank and later presented to the Education Funding Improvement Commission for context on Delaware’s system.