RALEIGH, NC (February 19, 2019) – A study released today by the Public School Forum of North Carolina once again illustrates a chronic and growing gap in public school funding […]
Annual Local School Finance Study Confirms Vast Funding Disparities Across North Carolina
RALEIGH, NC (February 19, 2019) – A study released today by the Public School Forum of North Carolina once again illustrates a chronic and growing gap in public school funding […]
Education Matters – Exploring Rural-Urban North Carolina
Topic: Exploring Rural-Urban North Carolina According to the Institute for Emerging Issues at NC State, people in North Carolina are feeling more disconnected than ever and they want to do […]
Friday Report – February 15, 2019
This week in #nced: NC Voucher Fund Leaves Millions Unspent While Growing by $10 Million a Year; Senate School Construction Plan Clears First Hurdle
Education Matters – Newsmaker Conversations
Topic: Newsmaker Conversations The State Treasurer of North Carolina has broad responsibilities over the finances of the state that have big implications for public education including state employee retirement and […]
Friday Report – February 8, 2019
This week in #nced: Will NC Teachers Once Again Get Extra Pay for Master’s Degrees? Plan Has Bipartisan Support; NC Public Schools ‘Having Real Trouble Finding Elementary Teachers’
Education Matters – Diversity in Teaching
Topic: Diversity in Teaching North Carolina’s public schools are becoming increasingly diverse with students of color now making up more than 50 percent of total enrollment. The state’s teaching workforce, […]
Friday Report – February 1, 2019
This week in #nced: Raises? Supplies? More Jobs? What Teachers and State Workers Want in NC Budget Talks; NC Charter Schools Have Nearly Doubled Since 2011. Some Say It’s Time for a New Cap.
Education Matters – Top Education Issues for 2019
Topic: Top Education Issues for 2019 This week’s show was recorded live at the Public School Forum of North Carolina’s Eggs & Issues Breakfast. A panel of award winning educators […]
Friday Report – January 25, 2019
This week in #nced: NC’s Teacher Diversity Gap: ‘Where Are the Black and Brown Teachers?’ In NC, 80 Percent of Public School Teachers Are White; Are NC Schools Biased Against Black Students? New Report Points to Suspension Rates.
Public School Forum Releases Top 10 Education Issues for 2019
This Year’s Top Issue: NC Must Renew its Commitment to Public Schools for the Public Good RALEIGH, NC (January 23, 2019) – The Public School Forum of North Carolina released […]
Education Matters – Freshman Year
Topic: Freshman Year When the new NC General Assembly was sworn in last week, about 1/4 of the 50-member Senate were new faces. On the House side, 26 brand new […]
Friday Report – January 18, 2019
The Friday Report January 18, 2019 Forum News Education Matters: Freshman Year When the new NC General Assembly was sworn in last week, about 1/4 of the 50-member Senate […]
Education Matters – Legislative Preview
Topic: Legislative Preview As a new NC General Assembly returns to Raleigh without a Republican supermajority for the first time since 2012, we’re joined by three respected journalists to discuss […]
Friday Report – January 11, 2019
This week in #nced: ‘Moving Backwards’ on Reading. NC Is Not Seeing Gains from Its Read To Achieve Program; NC Won’t Take Over Low-Performing School. District Has 2 Years to Turn Things Around.
Education Matters – One-on-One with NC Community College System President Peter Hans
Topic: One-on-One with NC Community College System President Peter Hans Peter Hans became the ninth president of the NC Community College System in May. He now oversees 58 community colleges […]
Friday Report – January 4, 2019
This week in #nced: Governor Cites ‘Taxpayer-Funded Resegregation’ of Meck Schools in Veto of NC Bill, General Assembly Overrides Veto; Trump May Roll Back Obama School Discipline Rules, But 2 NC Districts Will Keep Them
Public School Forum of North Carolina Announces the NC Center for Afterschool Programs Launch of the POWER UP Program
RALEIGH, NC (January 3, 2019) – The Public School Forum’s NC Center for Afterschool Programs (NC CAP) will launch its POWER UP Program in 2019 with national support from the […]
Friday Report – December 21, 2018
This week in #nced: Controversial Town-Run Charter Schools May Spread, With Access To State Pensions; More Than 2,000 NC Teachers Failed a Math Licensing Exam. Now It May Be Dropped.
Friday Report – December 14, 2018
This week in #nced: NC Lawmakers Won’t Force State to Take Over Low-Performing School; NC Lawmakers Rejected a $2B Bond for School Building. Now They Want to Bring It Back.
Education Matters – Importance of Principal Leadership
Topic: Importance of Principal Leadership Education research has shown the single most important school-based factor student’s academic success is the classroom teacher. But research also shows that perhaps the next most […]
Friday Report – December 7, 2018
This week in #nced: State Board Approves ISD Selection with Caveats; NC Lawmakers: Make Schools Safer by Teaching About Responsibility & Controlling Bleeding
Education Matters – Disrupting the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Topic: Disrupting the School-to-Prison Pipeline Satana Deberry campaigned to become Durham County’s next District Attorney advocating for reforms in the criminal justice system, including how students are treated. She’s now […]
Friday Report – November 30, 2018
This week in #nced: Do More Cops in Schools Make Them Safer? New Study Looking at NC Schools Says No; NC School District May Stop Suspension for Some Infractions Because ‘It Isn’t Working’