As many elected and appointed officials have found, policymaking around education is a maze of interconnected issues ranging from financing to facilities, from mathematics to management, from technology to teachers. What we have created to help with this maze is the Forum’s Education Primer, an introduction to educational policymaking in North Carolina. It does not pretend […]
2016 Local School Finance Study
Study details a persistent resource gap in public school funding between NC’s highest & lowest-wealth counties.
2016 Roadmap of Need
New Report Spotlights Stark Differences Across North Carolina for Young People
Public School Forum Kicks Off Beginning Teacher Network in Mecklenburg County with Support from Belk Foundation
RALEIGH, NC (February 25, 2016) – The Public School Forum of North Carolina has kicked off its Beginning Teacher Network (BTN) in Mecklenburg County with support from the Belk Foundation. The investment of $25,000 from the Belk Foundation comes as the program expands in Wake, Mecklenburg and Union counties with more on the way in […]
Public School Forum Releases Top Ten Education Issues for 2016
RALEIGH, NC (January 19, 2016) – The Public School Forum today released its Top Ten Education Issues for 2016 during its 2nd Annual Eggs & Issues Breakfast in Raleigh. Biogen was the presenting sponsor for this year’s event. Forum President and Executive Director Keith Poston and James E. Ford, the Forum’s Program Director and former […]
2014 Local School Finance Study
An annual study of local school finance in North Carolina by the Public School Forum of North Carolina details a large and persistent resource gap in public school funding between the highest and lowest wealth counties in the state. The 2014 Local School Finance Study, released today, found that in 2012-13, the state’s ten highest-spending […]
Top Ten Education Issues for 2015
RALEIGH, NC (January 21, 2015) – Nearly 20 years ago, the Public School Forum of North Carolina began publishing its annual forecast of the ten issues most likely to impact schools across the state. This year the Forum casts a wary but hopeful eye toward a new year with its Top Ten Education Issues for […]
2013 Local School Finance Study
A new report from the Public School Forum of North Carolina shows a large and persistent resource gap for public schools between the highest and lowest wealth counties in the state. The 2013 Local School Finance Study found that in 2011-12, the state’s ten highest-spending counties spent an average of $59,280 more per classroom than […]
Study Group XV: Education 24/7
Study Group XV: Education 24/7
2012 Local School Finance Study
[box] ATTACHMENT: 2012 LOCAL SCHOOL FINANCE STUDY [/box]
2011 Local School Finance Study
[box] ATTACHMENT: 2011 LOCAL SCHOOL FINANCE STUDY [/box]
Study Group XIV: Our Kids Won’t Wait
Study Group XIV: Our Kids Won’t Wait
2010 Local School Finance Study
[box] ATTACHMENT: 2010 LOCAL SCHOOL FINANCE STUDY [/box]
2009 Local School Finance Study
[box] ATTACHMENT: 2009 LOCAL SCHOOL FINANCE STUDY [/box]
2008 Local School Finance Study
[box] ATTACHMENT: 2008 LOCAL SCHOOL FINANCE STUDY [/box]
2007 Local School Finance Study
[box] ATTACHMENT: 2007 LOCAL SCHOOL FINANCE STUDY [/box]
Study Group XIII: Better Identification and Preparation of School Leaders
Study Group XIII: Better Identification and Preparation of School Leaders
2006 Local School Finance Study
[box] ATTACHMENT: 2006 LOCAL SCHOOL FINANCE STUDY [/box]
Study Group XII: Creating Internationally Competitive Schools
Study Group XII: Creating Internationally Competitive Schools
2005 Local School Finance Study
[box] ATTACHMENT: 2005 LOCAL SCHOOL FINANCE STUDY [/box]
Study Group XI: Responding to the Leandro Ruling
Study Group XI: Responding to the Leandro Ruling
2004 Local School Fianace Study
[box]ATTACHMENT: 2004 Local School Finance Study [/box]
Study Group IX: Strategic Choices to Become First in America
Study Group IX: Strategic Choices to Become First in America
Study Group VIII: The Things That Matter
Study Group VIII: The Things That Matter