James Ford is mentioned in the back-to-school edition of the CharlotteFive Podcast. If you have kids, you probably think about education in Charlotte a lot. It affects where you buy a […]
Friday Report – 9/2/2016
This week in #nced: A-F Grades Continue Poverty Correlation; NC Virtual Charters Rough Start; Graduation Rate Climbs
Beginning Teacher Leadership Network
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 […]
Friday Report – 8/26/2016
This week in #nced: Principal Vows to ‘Break this Cycle’; Listening To What Teachers Want; Remember Teaching Fellows
Chris Fitzsimon: Remember Teaching Fellows?
Keith Poston and NC Teaching Fellows were mentioned in a Salisbury Post op-ed about the former program: State lawmakers have finally taken a bold step toward addressing the looming teacher shortage in public schools. […]
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 […]
Keith Poston, director of the Public School Forum, discusses teacher pay, recruitment, and overall education funding as the new school year is set to begin
Keith Poston was interviewed on Policy Watch radio to discuss current topics in public education. Listen to full interview here >
Friday Report – 8/19/2016
This week in #nced: Some Voucher Schools Discriminate Against LGBT Students; NC Teachers Cover Classroom Costs
Friday Report – 8/12/2016
This week in #nced: Forum to Launch Weekly TV Program; Teachers Spending Hundreds on Supplies
Public School Forum of North Carolina to Launch New Weekly TV Program Education Matters on WRAL-TV
RALEIGH NC (August 11, 2016) – 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 […]
Friday Report – 8/5/2016
This week in #nced: Charter School Surge Slows; 5 Things to Know About ASD; UNC System Drafts Ideas for Tuition Plan
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 […]
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 […]
At Forum Gala, Former Governor Martin Calls on State to “Put Schools First”
Former North Carolina Governor James G. Martin and longtime Public School Forum leaders John Dornan and Jo Ann Norris received the 2016 Jay Robinson Education Leadership Award at the Forum’s […]
2016 Public School Forum Jay Robinson Award & 30th Anniversary Gala
Policymaker’s Education Primer 2016
As many elected and appointed officials have found, policymaking around education is a maze of interconnected issues ranging from financing to facilities, from mathematics to management, from technology to teachers. What […]
Public School Forum of NC 30th Anniversary Video
Keith Poston: Invest in our teachers
Keith Poston wrote for Fayetteville Observer about the importance of investing in our teachers.
NC needs to stop the lollygagging and invest in teachers
There’s a scene in “Bull Durham” that features the Bulls manager throwing bats into the locker room shower and berating the team for the mortal sin of “lollygagging.” He wonders […]
2016 Local School Finance Study
Study details a persistent resource gap in public school funding between NC’s highest & lowest-wealth counties.
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 […]
2016 Roadmap of Need
New Report Spotlights Stark Differences Across North Carolina for Young People
Governor Jim Martin and Former Public School Forum Leaders John Dornan and Jo Ann Norris to Receive Annual Education Leadership Award
RALEIGH, NC (March 15, 2015) – Former North Carolina Governor James G. Martin and former Public School Forum leaders John Dornan and Jo Ann Norris were named today as the […]