This week in #nced: You’ll Be Voting on a ‘Max Tax’ This November; Legislature Prepares to Adjourn, But Not Before Making Some Last Minute Education Moves
Another embezzlement scandal rocks private voucher school
As taxpayer dollars continue to flow to private schools through a state voucher program that does not include meaningful financial oversight, another North Carolina private voucher school is caught up […]
Education Matters – Tax Cap Amendment and Education
Topic: Tax Cap Amendment and Education The General Assembly is considering a Constitutional amendment to permanently cap income tax rates in North Carolina. If approved, it would appear on the […]
Friday Report – June 22, 2018
This week in #nced: NC Lawmakers Want Voters to Decide on Some Things, But Not Funding for School Buildings; NC Needs School Psychologists, But Legislation to Help Hire More Is Stalled
The Public School Forum of North Carolina Receives $412,500 from Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust to Create Trauma-Sensitive Schools in Eastern North Carolina
RALEIGH, NC (June 21, 2018) — The Public School Forum of North Carolina is pleased to announce that it has received a grant to support the Forum’s NC Resilience and Learning Project […]
Education Matters – Examining NC’s Private School Voucher Program
Topic: Examining NC’s Private School Voucher Program Two new reports are out exploring our state’s Opportunity Scholarship or private school voucher program. One study looks at the academic achievement of […]
Friday Report – June 15, 2018
This week in #nced: Bright, Low-Income NC Students Will Now Get a Chance to Take Advanced Classes; NAACP Threatens to Sue Over Charter School Law
Friday Report – June 8, 2018
This week in #nced: Controversial NC Charter Bill Approved; NC Voucher School Headmaster Indicted for Embezzlement
Statement on NC Senate’s passage of House Bill 514
Keith Poston, President & Executive Director Public School Forum of North Carolina Our nation abandoned “separate but equal” long ago – we don’t need to bring it back in North […]
Education Matters – NC’s School Building Needs
Topic: NC’s School Building Needs North Carolina public schools have about $8 billion dollars in construction, renovation and repair needs. Cracked walls, outdated inefficient heating and cooling systems and school […]
The Good, The Needs Improvement, and The Ugly in the State Budget
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 […]
Friday Report – June 1, 2018
This week in #nced: Education Budget Shocker Could Alter the Fundamentals of NC School Funding; NC ‘School Self-Defense Act’ Would Let Teachers Carry Handguns in School
Education Matters – Principal Pay
Topic: Principal Pay Last year the average pay for a principal in North Carolina ranked 50th nationally. The General Assembly responded with new investments and a new plan for how principals […]
Friday Report – May 25, 2018
This week in #nced: For the First Time in Modern NC History, Lawmakers Won’t Allow Changes to Budget; Gov. Cooper: Republican $35M School Safety Plan Not Enough
Friday Report – May 18, 2018
This week in #nced: NC Teacher Marched on the Streets. Now What?; Legislators Promise Average Teacher Salary Will Exceed $53,000 Next Year
Fighting for their students: North Carolina’s teachers descend on Raleigh to ask for more resources
Educators march to the statehouse in Raleigh. Photo Credit: Lindsay Wagner, Public School Forum of NC. By Lindsay Wagner Following a wave of teacher demonstrations across the United States, roughly […]
Friday Report – May 11, 2018
This week in #nced: 26 Districts and Counting Close As Teachers Rally for Public School Support; Gov. Roy Cooper Wants to Give Teachers and State Workers a Big Raise
Friday Report – May 4, 2018
This week in #nced: NC Lawmakers Want to Make Sure Cursive Is Taught and That Virtual Charter Schools Stay Open; NC School Board Hires Operator to Take Over Lagging School
New Innovative School District spends big on public relations, applicant reviews in first year
Photo Credit: Southside-Ashpole Elementary, Robeson County Schools. By Lindsay Wagner This fall, the state’s controversial new Innovative School District (ISD) will oversee the operations of just one 275-student elementary school […]
Education Matters – Setting an agenda for education
Topic: Setting an agenda for education A new commission created last year – My Future NC – wants to develop a broad-based education agenda for North Carolina aimed at making […]
Friday Report – April 27, 2018
This week in #nced: Lawmakers Say Reworking School Funding Will Take Time; NC Ranks 37th in the Nation for Teacher Pay, 39th in Per-Pupil Spending
New Statewide Map and Database Available to Locate Out-of-School Time Programs for Youth
RALEIGH, NC (April 27, 2018) – With the generous support of the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the NC Center for Afterschool Programs [NC […]
2018 Roadmap of Need
GREENVILLE, NC (April 26, 2018) – A new report released today by the Public School Forum of North Carolina and its NC Center for Afterschool Programs (NC CAP) highlights large […]
New Report Highlights Where Young People Face the Greatest Obstacles to Success in North Carolina
GREENVILLE, NC (April 26, 2018) – A new report released today by the Public School Forum of North Carolina and its NC Center for Afterschool Programs (NC CAP) highlights large […]