Public School Forum

A think-and-do tank committed to North Carolina public schools

NC EPFP Begins for 2016-17 Cohort

This week, the Public School Forum hosted its newest class of North Carolina Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) Fellows for a three-day retreat in Raleigh. The Forum welcomed 52 new Fellows, including, for the second year, a significant number of Fellows from counties in Western North Carolina, supported through a US Department of Education GEAR […]

Helping teachers take flight

Christina Spears, a special education teacher at Panther Creek High School in Wake County, wrote about her experience participating in the Beginning Teacher Leadership Network in Education NC. Wake County Public Schools (WCPSS) equips beginning teachers with a tool chest full of equipment to put together the parts of this plane: the Beginning Teacher Support Program, […]

Public School Forum to launch weekly TV show ‘Education Matters’ on WRAL-TV

Public School Forum was mentioned in WRAL-TV’s announcement about the upcoming Education Matters television show. The Public School Forum of North Carolina is launching a new weekly television program beginning October 2, 2016 on WRAL-TV, the NBC affiliate in the Raleigh-Durham/Fayetteville market. The program, Education Matters, aims to provide the public with real facts about […]

Many NC School Districts Struggle To Find Teachers

The Public School Forum was mentioned in a WUNC news story about teacher vacancies across the state. The North Carolina Public School Forum estimates the newest salary increases would move North Carolina’s average teacher salary from ninth to seventh out of the 12 states in the Southeast.   Wake County, which employs around 10,000 teachers, […]

Teacher shortages, growing enrollment test public schools

Keith Poston spoke with Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools officials. Here’s a preview of what The Daily Advance said about his visit. North Carolina is facing critical teacher shortages while more students are swelling the public school system, one of the state’s top education policy experts told local educators and public officials last week.   Keith Poston, […]

Cumberland is up front in growing school voucher program

Keith Poston was quoted in a Fayetteville Observer article on school voucher program. Critics also say that unlike public schools, private schools don’t have to use licensed teachers, offer free or reduced-price lunches, provide transportation to students or provide special education services. Private schools also can select their students – or boot them if they […]

Turning around low-performing schools

The Public School Forum was featured in Education NC for its Study Group Committee on Low Performing Schools. Tomorrow, the Public School Forum of North Carolina will continue its Study Group Committee on Low Performing Schools with a presentation by Duke’s Helen “Sunny” Ladd on her research into the state’s turnaround efforts in elementary and middle schools. […]