education funding

After multiple attempts over the years, Delaware’s approach to school referendum could get an overhaul.

Two bills to begin efforts to school funding reform to Delaware get their first hearing at Leg Hall. Both bills now head to the Senate Finance Committee.

Delaware took a significant step toward revamping the way it funds its public schools.The Public Education Funding Commission formally voted on its recommendations for a new hybrid model which will increase per-pupil funding for multilingual learners and students from low-income homes.The General Assembly will now comsider bills reflecting these changes and how to implement them.They’'re sponsored by the commission’s chair State Sen. Laura Sturgeon, who joined Delaware Public Media’s state politics reporter Bente Bouthier this week to discuss this new education funding plan.

After two years of study and deliberation, Delaware’s Public Education Funding Commission officially voted on its recommendations to rework public school funding.

The grant will build on Rodel’s navigational tools to better help young people make college and career choices. It will also expand access to accelerated coursework and create a stronger data system.

The PEFC approved a hybrid funding model and continues to mull how equalization should play a role.

If put in place, funding would be determined by teaching units, which are already considered, and weighted student counts.

Gov. Matt Meyer discusses the state's ongoing legal battle with ChristianaCare, clean energy generation avenues and future education funding reform efforts at his latest monthly press conference.

The Public Education Funding Commission is back after a month-long break to discuss equalization amid statewide property reassessment fallout.

Delaware Tech has not yet selected the students who will have their tuition covered, but they will likely be in cohorts in the upcoming fall and spring semesters.