Education Matters – How Your Zip Code Drives School Funding

Topic: How Your Zip Code Drives School Funding

A new report out by the Public School Forum spotlights stark gaps in school funding across the state.

Guests:
Lauren Bock, Research Director, Public School Forum of NC
Aaron J. Beaulieu, Chief Financial Officer, Durham Public Schools
Rep. Kevin Corbin R-Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon
Dr. Eric Houck, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, UNC-Chapel Hill

RESOURCES

EdLines

Groups lobby to save Art, PE, Music, Foreign Language Teachers
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article140400103.html

Durham charter school appeals closure order
https://www.wral.com/facing-closure-durham-charter-school-s-appeal-to-be-heard-in-april/16600017/

Howard Lee Honored for Educational Leadership
https://www.ncforum.org/howard-lee-to-receive-public-school-forum-of-north-carolinas-annual-education-leadership-award/

Supreme Court: Schools must do more for special-needs kids
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/supreme-court-special-education-236363

Interview segments

2017 Local School Finance Study
https://www.ncforum.org/new-study-shows-stark-gaps-in-school-funding-across-north-carolina/

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