Tag: school finance
The Fight for Educational Equity Continues
May 24th, 2021
On Monday, May 17, I witnessed an important part of Delaware history. On that day, 67 years ago, the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case established that “separate” schools for white and black students was not equal. Unbeknownst to many Delawareans, a six-year-old girl from Hockessin named Shirley Bulah played a critical role...VIEW ARTICLE
Finally, On a Path to a Holistic Funding Fix. What House Concurrent Resolution 24 Could Mean
May 19th, 2021
When a high-stakes lawsuit over Delaware’s school funding system settled last fall, advocates said it didn’t go far enough. Now, at least 24 legislators agree Delaware must do more, including majorities of Senate and House Education Committees, the majority of the Legislative Black Caucus, and caucus leaders in both Chambers. A new...VIEW ARTICLE
Not Counting on the Count: Why Student Count is Trickier Than You Think
Funding and Equity, Policy and Practice
March 15th, 2021
Updated on March 15, 2021 School funding across the United States is determined by a series of complex, interrelated policy decisions. There has been a lot of discussion in Delaware lately about how to best allocate state dollars to schools, but little written about a seemingly small but important piece of the puzzle: how we count students...VIEW ARTICLE
Why Are We Still Doing Referendums?
Funding and Equity, Policy and Practice
January 6th, 2021
Public school finance spins a complex and intricate web of policy decisions. When we’ve written about Delaware school funding and funding equity in the past, we’ve focused on resource allocation, how we count students, and property reassessment. Yet another important piece of the puzzle is the local tax rate and school...VIEW ARTICLE