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In North Carolina, Funding Gaps are Shortchanging Students with Special Needs

By Lindsay Wagner Cleveland County Schools’ Exceptional Children Director Nellie Aspel, who is charged with managing all of the moving parts related to the education of her school district’s special needs students, has had to stretch a slim budget in ways that keep her up at night. “We’ve really had to push the limits,” said […]

Public School Forum of North Carolina Announces the NC Center for Afterschool Programs 14th Annual Synergy Conference

RALEIGH, NC (March 5, 2018) – The Public School Forum’s NC Center for Afterschool Programs (NC CAP) will host its 14th annual Synergy Conference on April 25-27, 2018 at the Greenville Convention Center in Greenville, NC. This year’s conference theme is Building Tomorrow’s Workforce Today through Expanded Learning. The Synergy Conference brings together hundreds of […]

Education Matters – One-on-one with Lt. Governor Dan Forest

One-on-one with Lt. Governor Dan Forest North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest discusses top education issues including school safety & arming teachers, digital learning, school choice and state of public education. RESOURCES EdLines Parkland school shooting sparks national debate https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article201181559.html https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article201453359.html https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article201179899.html Key education task forces and commissions meet https://www.ednc.org/2018/02/21/governors-education-commission-looks-school-funding/ https://www.wral.com/school-district-size-study-committee-begins-work/17360303/ https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article201328679.html https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article201601689.html SHARE CLIPS […]

Friday Report – March 2, 2018

This week in #nced: NC Education Chief Says More Cops – Not Armed Teachers – Will Make Schools Safer; Report: NC Doesn’t Have Enough School Nurses or Counselors

Education Matters – Technology and Personalized Learning

This week we visit two elementary schools – Rogers Lane Elementary in Wake County and Perry Harrison Elementary in Chatham County – to learn more about how these schools are using technology to personalize learning for students. Guests Include: Shane Barham, Principal, Rogers Lane Elementary School, Wake Erin Boecke, 3rd Grade Teacher, Perry Harrison Elementary […]

Friday Report – February 23, 2018

This week in #nced: NC Lawmaker Says Committee Won’t Target Breakup of Wake County, Charlotte School Systems; Charter Schools Could Get More Money If NC Lawmakers Overhaul K-12 Funding System

Education Matters – Investing Early in our Future

Topic: Investing Early in our Future We talk with leaders from across North Carolina who gathered in Raleigh this week for the 2018 Emerging Issues Forum. This year’s Forum focused on investing early in our children’s education and health and the impact it has on our state’s economy. Guests Include: Leslie Boney, Director, Institute for […]

Education Matters – Future of Education in the American South

Topic: Future of Education in the American South A new report out this week says that while North Carolina and other Southern states made major advances in education in recent decades, achievement gaps between more affluent students and historically disadvantaged classmates have widened. Are voters ready to move faster to close the gap? Guests Include: […]

Accelerating the Pace: The Future of Education in the American South

In a new report, seven nonpartisan organizations in the South—including the Public School Forum of North Carolina—urge their states to take swifter action to improve K-12 education for every child with an emphasis on support for disadvantaged students. Accelerating the Pace: The Future of Education in the American South calls for states to move faster to […]

Education Matters – Top 10 Education Issues for 2018

The Public School Forum of NC unveiled its Top 10 Education Issues for 2018 this week. A panel of legislative, education and business leaders discuss before a live audience in Raleigh at the 2018 Eggs & Issues Breakfast. Guests Include: Sen. Valerie Foushee (D-Chatham, Orange) Rep. Craig Horn (R-Union) Lisa Godwin, 2017 NC Teacher of […]

Education Matters – Is a Class Size Fix Coming?

Topic: Is a Class Size Fix Coming? Last week, hundreds of parents, teachers and students descended on Raleigh calling on the General Assembly to address the K-3 class size mandate they say is creating chaos in schools across the state. Now that legislators have adjourned again without taking action, what will happen next? Guests Include: Sen. […]

Education Matters – NC’s School Funding Divide

Topic:  NC’s School Funding Divide At a time of intense focus by state leaders on how schools are funded in North Carolina, a new study out this week show a stark and growing gap between the highest and lowest-wealth counties in the state, particularly urban and rural school districts. We discuss with one of study’s […]

Friday Report – January 12, 2018

This week in #nced: ‘We’re not going away.’ Rally urges lawmakers to fund K-3 class size reductions; New School Finance Study Confirms Vast Funding Disparities Across NC, and more…

School Finance Study Confirms Vast Funding Disparities Across North Carolina

By Keith Poston For more than 20 years the Public School Forum of North Carolina has produced an annual school finance study that examines education funding in North Carolina by isolating local spending from state and federal spending to examine the capacity and actual effort of counties to support public schools. Our 2018 edition confirms […]