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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]