For the second time this year, residents in the Indian River School District reject an operating budget tax referendum.

If passed, the district would receive an additional $22.5 million.

The PEFC approved five different recommendations at its Monday meeting, which included a unanimous decision to adopt a hybrid funding framework that blends elements of the current unit count system with a weighted block grant approach.

Delaware is quickly approaching Gov. Matt Meyer’s desired deadline of finalizing a new education funding framework by the end of June, but education experts are raising concerns over the new proposal.

The organization has outgrown its current facility, and staff hope to relocate to an upgraded building where they can welcome more students.

Wilmington City Council hires the first director of the city’s new Office of Educational Advocacy.

House Republican Leader Tim Dukes signed onto the Freedom to Read Act as a co-sponsor, but he voted against the bill Thursday when several of his proposed amendments did not receive enough support to be added to the legislation.

The General Assembly clears a bill that would allow Newark to levy a $50 per-student, per-semester tax on the University of Delaware.

The plan would redraw lines in Wilmington so there are no more than two school districts for the city's students.

Carlson was appointed by the University’s Board of Trustees and will take the reins on July 1.