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Delaware Advances Historic School Funding Update as Hybrid Model Moves Forward

May 21st, 2026

Author: Julia Zammith

Delaware is continuing its work to modernize how public schools are funded, an effort years in the making and one that could reshape how resources reach students across the state. Following extensive analysis and public engagement, the Public Education Funding Commission (PEFC) has advanced a proposed hybrid funding model that preserves...

What Are Delaware Students Saying About School Funding?

January 28th, 2026

Author: Matt Amis

In December, more than 150 community leaders, students, parents, educators, and advocates gathered with the Vision Coalition to continue a statewide conversation about Delaware’s school funding system. From the Delaware Technical Community College Dover campus, participants heard updates on the work of the Public Education Funding...

Funding Commission Readies its Guiding Principles Amid Reassessment Turmoil

October 2nd, 2025

Author: Julia Zammith

As the new school year gets underway, education funding remains top of mind for Delawareans. With property reassessments and equalization in the headlines over the past few months, conversations about how our schools are funded have become increasingly urgent. Public Education Funding Commission Moves Forward with Guiding...

Funding Commission Hears from Educators, Digs into Design Principles

April 10th, 2025

Author: Julia Zammith

Delaware continues to move forward and engage in the important conversation on public school funding. Governor Matt Meyer’s Administration and Secretary of Education Cindy Marten have both expressed that modernizing the public school funding formula is a high priority in the coming years. So, what has been happening in this work? Public...