Equity in Education: From Energy to Action
Date
December 3, 2025
Time
8:30 A.M. to 12 P.M.
Description
Delaware school funding equity is at the center of the next Equity in Education event hosted by the Vision Coalition of Delaware. Join us on Wednesday, December 3 at Delaware Technical Community College – Dover Campus to explore progress, challenges, and next steps in building a fair and sustainable public school funding system.
Momentum is growing across the state. The Public Education Funding Commission (PEFC) recently released its initial recommendations, sparking important conversations about equalization, reassessment, and local funding.
Learn more about the Vision Coalition’s work on Delaware education at VisionCoalitionDE.org.
What to Expect
✅ Hear updates from state and national experts on Delaware school funding equity
✅ Learn about the latest recommendations from the PEFC and Equalization Committee
✅ Understand what’s next for Delaware’s public education funding
✅ Connect with educators, advocates, and policymakers
✅ Discover how to get involved and make your voice heard
Featured Speakers
Speakers include leaders from the Public Education Funding Commission, members of the General Assembly, student voices, and national education equity experts.
Agenda
| Time | Activity | Speakers |
| 8:30AM | Breakfast and Networking | |
| 9:00AM | Welcome to Delaware Tech | Justina Thomas, Executive Vice President, Delaware Technical Community College
Bettina Tweardy Riveros, Chair, ChristianaCare |
| 9:15AM | Student Speaker | Tyler Gunter, Student Board Member, State Board of Education |
| 9:20AM | Delaware Updates and Opportunities for Action: Public Education Funding Commission | Senator Laura Sturgeon, PEFC Chair
Secretary Cindy Marten Emily Falcon, CFO, Colonial School District and President, DASA Meedra Surratte, Executive Director PIC of Delaware |
| 10:20AM | Q&A | Victor Medina, ASPIRA Charter School |
| 10:40AM | Building on Delaware’s Strengths – Implementation Considerations for Delaware’s Recommendations | Zahava Stadler, Project Director for the Education Funding Equity Initiative, New America
Qubilah Huddleston, Equitable School Funding Lead, Education Trust Emily Falcon, CFO, Colonial School District, and President, DASA Taylor Hawk, Director of Legislative and Political Strategy, Delaware State Education Association Moderator: Bettina Tweardy Riveros |
| 11:30AM | Q&A | |
| 11:45AM | What’s Next
Closeout – Student Speaker |
Tiana Sirmans, Delcastle High School |