education funding inequities

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 body in charge of reworking Delaware’s public education funding structure opts not to vote on a new funding framework at its Monday meeting with several details still to be hashed out.

The commission in charge of reshaping Delaware’s education funding formula is clashing over the best approach one week before a final vote on a new framework model.

At its meeting Monday, the commission discussed one of its most concrete funding formula changes to date, which includes adopting a three-tiered hybrid model.

The Public Education Funding Commission revisits the American Institutes for Research's comprehensive study of Delaware's education funding system as it awaits new funding model proposals at its April meeting.

Whether the future holds an entirely new model, a more equitable version of the current unit system or a combination of both is still being developed by the commission, but members agreed a values-based approach is the most effective line of action for the First State.

Gov. Matt Meyer and Secretary of Education Cindy Marten declare a literacy emergency following the release of eighth grader’s average reading score, which falls 8 points below the national average and marks the lowest score in 27 years.

The Vision Coalition of Delaware continues the conversation around reworking Delaware’s education funding formula in its latest Equity in Education event.

The Public Education Funding Commission takes the pressure off its October deadline for delivering funding formula recommendations.