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September 9, 2024

Public School Forum Publishes 2024 NCGA Candidate Survey Responses

RALEIGH, NC (September 9, 2024) – Before the 2024 Primary Election in March The Public School Forum of North Carolina distributed a survey to all candidates running for the North […]

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June 29, 2024

Strengthening the Educator Pipeline Through Programs Like NC Teaching Fellows

This year, my youngest child, Andrew, graduated from high school. And, yes, I am feeling all of the pride and all of the empty nest fears that go with that. […]

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June 27, 2024

2024 State Budget Proposal Analysis

Budget Status According to the latest General Fund Revenue Forecast, North Carolina has an estimated $987 million revenue surplus for the 2024-25 fiscal year. At this time, the North Carolina […]

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June 15, 2024

Recruiting and Supporting Educators is Critical for North Carolina’s Children

Last month we celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week. Teachers were given messages, tokens of appreciation, honors and celebrations to express the sometimes unspoken gratitude those impacted by their work feel. For […]

Category iconFinal Word

June 13, 2024

School Choice? Or Schools’ Choice?

Decisions about education are some of the most important decisions families – and therefore state leaders – make. Just as parents consider the many school choices available in North Carolina, […]

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June 4, 2024

Opportunity Scholarships and the Schools that Receive Them

The NC Senate recently voted to give a total of $632 million for taxpayer-funded private school vouchers to families of all income levels in 2024-25. HB823/SB406 appropriates an additional $248 […]

Category iconReports & Policy Analysis

May 30, 2024

School Districts and County Governments: Helping Each Other Protect the Economic Vitality of North Carolina Counties

Historical Context North Carolina’s traditional public schools are represented by 115 county and city school districts. For almost 100 years since the Great Depression and the Machinery Acts of 1931 […]

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May 23, 2024

Removing Diversity Equity and Inclusion is Not Neutral

On May 23 the University of North Carolina System Board of Trustees voted to repeal its Diversity & Inclusion Policy in favor of “institutional neutrality.” This new policy, which was […]

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May 16, 2024

A Request from a North Carolina Public School Graduate

In 1993 Robeson County residents had a median income of approximately $21,000. Respectively, in 2022, residents of Robeson County, NC had a median income of approximately $35,000. This is the […]

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May 7, 2024

Public School Forum of North Carolina Shares Progress on Top Education Issues with Over 400 Eggs & Issues Attendees

RALEIGH, NC (May 7, 2024)– The Public School Forum of North Carolina shared the 2024-25 Top Education Issues brief today during the tenth Eggs & Issues breakfast event. The annual […]

Category iconPress Releases,  Top Education Issues Archive

April 25, 2024

Celebrating Afterschool Professionals by Advocating for their Wellbeing and Advancement

This week – April 22nd through 26th – marks Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week, a time to recognize, appreciate, and advocate for those who work with children and youth in diverse […]

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April 23, 2024

NC, Your Legislators – Who Work for You – Will Soon Have the Opportunity to Decide How to Spend the $1 Billion Surplus

NC Has a Surplus The Office of State Budget Management recently announced that North Carolina likely will have a $1 billion surplus over the initial revenue expected for the second […]

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April 22, 2024

North Carolina Center for Afterschool Programs Celebrates Afterschool Professionals Who Make a Profound Difference in Young People’s Lives

Raleigh, NC (April 22, 2024) – The North Carolina Center for Afterschool Programs is celebrating Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week, April 22-26, 2024, along with the National AfterSchool Association, to recognize, appreciate […]

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April 20, 2024

Building Relationships Through Bring Your Legislator to School Day

As in many other states, state-level elected officials in North Carolina play a crucial role in shaping policies that affect communities at large, particularly when it comes to public education. […]

Category iconFinal Word

April 19, 2024

Public School Forum of North Carolina Releases 2024 Education Policy Primer

RALEIGH, NC (April 19, 2024)– The Public School Forum of North Carolina has released the 2024 North Carolina Education Policy Primer, which serves as a nonpartisan, fact-based guide to public […]

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April 18, 2024

2024 Education Policy Primer

The Public School Forum of North Carolina has released the 2024 North Carolina Education Primer, which serves as a fact-based guide to public education in North Carolina. The Primer provides […]

Category iconEducation Policy Primer

April 12, 2024

Second Annual North Carolina Bring Your Legislator to School Day to be Held Monday

RALEIGH, NC (April 12, 2024)- The second annual North Carolina Bring Your Legislator to School Day will take place on April 15, 2024. Members of the NC Teacher of the […]

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March 16, 2024

Moments of Hope from the NC Principal of the Year Network

We are so pleased today to have our final word brought to you by our North Carolina Wells Fargo Principles of the Year from 2021, 2022 and 2023. Our Principals […]

Category iconFinal Word

February 28, 2024

Public School Forum Releases 2024 Local School Finance Study

RALEIGH, NC (February 27, 2024) – The Public School Forum of North Carolina’s 2024 Local School Finance Study is now available. Through this study The Forum has highlighted variations and […]

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February 23, 2024

Public School Forum Releases Report on Policies and Practices to Rebuild North Carolina’s Educator Pipeline

RALEIGH, NC (February 23, 2024) – The Public School Forum of North Carolina has published a report aimed at identifying and amplifying actionable and replicable models for recruiting, preparing and […]

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February 23, 2024

Education is on the Ballot

It is once again an election year and the primaries are happening in North Carolina right now. While many people may view election season as just a time of exacerbated […]

Category iconFinal Word

February 22, 2024

Public School Forum Statement on February 2024 Leandro Case Reopening

Our NC Supreme Court is charged with upholding the NC Constitution. In regards to schools, our Constitution requires that every child in NC has access to a sound basic education. […]

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February 6, 2024

If The NC Supreme Court Sinks Leandro, Then Most NC Public Schools And  Schoolchildren Will Go Down With It

SNL Weekend Update joked recently that the menu on the Titanic – the infamous, ill-fated luxury  ocean liner – included not only gourmet foods, but also ‘bottomless water’! Perhaps innocent […]

Category iconOp-Eds

February 5, 2024

Improving North Carolina’s Teacher Working Conditions

My mom was a Kindergarten teacher, a reading teacher, and a director of Pre-K for a large school district. I not only had the benefit of growing up in a […]

Category iconFinal Word

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