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 […]
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
Friday Report – February 16, 2018
This week in #nced: NC Governor Says He Won’t Veto Class-Size Fix; NC Lawmakers Will Consider Dividing School Districts, Including Wake County
Keith Poston of the Public School Forum discusses North Carolina’s Top Education issues
Keith Poston of the Public School Forum discusses North Carolina’s Top Education issues on NC Policy Watch’s ‘News and Views’ hosted by Rob Schofield. Click below to listen to the […]
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 […]
Friday Report – February 9, 2018
This week in #nced: NC Schools Get Reprieve on K-3 Class-Size Rules; NC Supreme Court Hears Power Struggle Lawsuit Between Superintendent & State Board of Ed
Public School Forum Statement on Proposed Class Size Fix, Pre-K Investment
RALEIGH (February 8, 2018) — North Carolina’s students, families, teachers and schools badly needed certainty on this K-3 Class Size Mandate issue, which is why we made it #1 in […]
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 […]
Friday Report – February 2, 2018
This week in #nced: Local, State Education Leaders Make the Case for More Flexibility; NC School Board Delays Choosing Operator for School Takeover
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 […]
Report shows urgent need for Southern states to improve K-12 schools for every child
January 30, 2018 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 […]
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 […]
Friday Report – January 26, 2018
This week in #nced: NC Supreme Court to Hear State Board vs. Superintendent Lawsuit in February; Need for School Nurses Growing in NC, Could Cost $79M a Year
Public School Forum Releases Top 10 Education Issues for 2018
K-3 Class Size Mandate and School Funding Among Top Issues
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 […]
Friday Report – January 19, 2018
This week in #nced: Legislature to Take Up Class Size Issue in March; North Carolina Slips in National Ranking on Public Education
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 […]
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 […]
New School Finance Study Confirms Vast Disparities Across North Carolina
RALEIGH, NC (January 9, 2018) – A new study released today by the Public School Forum of North Carolina confirms a chronic and growing gap in public school funding between […]
2018 Local School Finance Study
RALEIGH, NC (January 9, 2018) – A new study released today by the Public School Forum of North Carolina confirms a chronic and growing gap in public school funding between […]
Education Matters – Legislative Preview and the Class Size Mandate
Topic: Legislative Preview and the Class Size Mandate The General Assembly will re-convene next week for a special continuation of the 2017 regular session. Will the class size mandate or […]
Friday Report – January 5, 2018
This week in #nced: NC Superintendent Shares Predictions for Public Schools in 2018; In CMS, Smaller K-3 Classes Will Mean 200 More Trailers and More Crowding Elsewhere