Oct 11, 2019 | News, News, Op-Eds & Analysis
Efforts Will Target the Unique Education Challenges Facing Rural North Carolina’s Students The Public School Forum of NC is excited to announce the launch of Study Group XVII, which will examine the unique education challenges facing students across rural North...
Sep 6, 2019 | News, News, Op-Eds & Analysis
By Lindsay Wagner North Carolina released its annual A-F School Performance Grades this week and they continue to reflect the clear relationship between poverty and students’ test scores. Of the 21.7% of North Carolina schools that received either a D or F in...
Oct 25, 2018 | Color of Education, News, Op-Eds & Analysis
Dorothy Counts, center, tried to desegregate Harding High School in Charlotte on Sept. 4, 1957, but met hostility from white classmates and parents. Photo Credit: UNC library collection. By Keith Poston An edited version of this article appeared this week in...
Jun 1, 2018 | News, Op-Eds & Analysis
The Public School Forum has been closely analyzing this week’s release and imminent passage of the General Assembly’s 2018-19 budget proposal. We bring to you our take: The Good, The Needs Improvement, and The Ugly. THE GOOD Teacher pay. An overall average increase of...
Feb 13, 2018 | News, Op-Eds & Analysis
Keith Poston of the Public School Forum discusses North Carolina’s Top Education issues on NC Policy Watch’s ‘News and Views’ hosted by Rob Schofield. Click below to listen to the interview. Keith Poston of the Public School Forum discusses North...
Jan 9, 2018 | News, Op-Eds & Analysis
By Keith Poston For more than 20 years the Public School Forum of North Carolina has produced an annual school finance study that examines education funding in North Carolina by isolating local spending from state and federal spending to examine the capacity and...
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