Tag: student success

Funding Commission to Set the Stage for School Finance Reform

Funding and Equity

June 26th, 2024

Delaware’s longstanding quest for a more student-centered, equitable school funding system marches on. Following the release of an independent assessment of Delaware’s school funding system conducted by American Institutes for Research (AIR), the state Senate and House of Representatives education committees held a joint...

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Top 5 Takeaways from Legislative Briefing on School Funding

Funding and Equity

March 15th, 2024

On March 7, the state Senate and House of Representatives combined education committees held a joint legislative briefing to dig into the independent assessment of Delaware’s school funding system conducted by American Institutes for Research (AIR). The AIR assessment, which was released in December and highlighted several areas of...

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Delaware School Funding Report: What Happens Next?

Funding and Equity

February 8th, 2024

As we wrote last month, Delaware is positioned at a unique crossroad with its school funding system. Long in need of updates, the topic has gained significant renewed attention and interest in the wake of the independent assessment conducted by American Institutes for Research (AIR). Meanwhile, state officials have consistently done more...

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Study Recommends Major Updates to School Funding System: A Look at the AIR Report

Funding and Equity

January 30th, 2024

Educators, researchers, and advocates have long agreed Delaware’s school funding formula is in need of updates and modernization. Per the lawsuit brought by the ACLU of Delaware and Delawareans for Educational Opportunity, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) were contracted by the Department of Education to carry out an independent...

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