Equity in Education Series Returns: Learning from Local and National Funding Solutions
Date
December 6, 2024
Time
8:30 A.M. to 12 P.M.
Location
Description
Join the Vision Coalition in a continuation of last year’s Equity in Education and learn more about the recent momentum in the conversation around K-12 school funding in Delaware.
Learn from state and national experts about:
- The Public Education Funding Commission and its progress
- Local and national landscape of school funding
- Equalization updates
- How other states have leveraged advocates, commissions, coalitions and other tools to make change to their funding formulas
Agenda
| Time | Topic | Speakers |
| 8:30AM | Breakfast and Networking | None |
| 9:00AM | Welcome, Vision Coalition introduction, Equity in Education Series, Agenda overview | Dr. Lindsay Rice, Senior Director for Academic Partnerships and Assistant Professor at Wilmington University
Jon Cooper, Director of Health and Wellness, Colonial School District Marcus Wright, Seaford School District Board of Education Vice Chair, Public Education Funding Commission |
| 9:10AM | What’s Underway in Delaware | Kim Klein and Jennifer Carlson, Delaware Department of Education
Laura Sturgeon, Chair and Marcus Wright, Vice Chair, Public Education Funding Commission |
| 9:30AM | National Landscape and Q&A | Mike Griffith, Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst, Learning Policy Institute
Laura Sturgeon, Chair and Marcus Wright, Vice Chair, Public Education Funding Commission |
| 10:30AM | How have other states moved forward: What can Delaware learn? Q&A |
Moderator: Marcus Wright
Riya Gupta, Strong Schools Maryland Gary Henry, University of Delaware (TN/GA/NC) Qubilah Huddleston, The Education Trust (TN) Senator Laura Sturgeon Jennie Williamson, The Education Trust-Massachusetts
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| 11:55AM | Wrap Up | Marcus Wright
Senator Laura Sturgeon |