Let’s spend our way out of this recession; that’s the thoroughly discredited but ever-present message behind SB 1378, “Build North Carolina’s Future ... Keep Reading
SB 704: A Trojan Horse for Charter Schools
SB 704, approved by the House on May 21, asks the General Assembly to convert as many as 135 low-performing schools to charter schools - as long as the charter schools are ... Keep Reading
WCPSS Central Services: Can Additional Reductions be Made?
Less than three weeks after approving a budget that included $20 million in reductions, members of the Wake County Board of Education face having to reduce the budget by ... Keep Reading
WCPSS Central Services: A Snapshot
Last week the Wake County School Board passed a $1.2 billion budget. The budget included $20 million in funding cuts; a number which may still rise as high as $40 million, ... Keep Reading
WCPSS Budget: Finding Savings in Difficult Times
Challenging economic times present school systems with a different set of challenges. The difficulties, however, offer administrators and school board members alike the ... Keep Reading
Gov. Perdue’s 2010-11 Budget Recommendations: UNC System
Gov. Perdue’s 2010-11 Budget Recommendations Overview Community Colleges Public Education General Government Health & Human Services Natural ... Keep Reading
Gov. Perdue’s 2010-11 Budget Recommendations: Public Education
Gov. Perdue’s 2010-11 Budget Recommendations Overview Community Colleges Public Education General Government Health & Human Services Natural ... Keep Reading
20 Changes For 2010: Education Reform
Articles in This Series: Recommendations 15 through 18 in the Civitas Institute Agenda “20 Changes for 2010: A Policy Primer for State Reform” focus on improving ... Keep Reading
20 Changes For 2010: Illegal Immigrants & Community Colleges
Articles in This Series: The eleventh recommendation in the Civitas Institute Agenda “20 Changes for 2010: A Primer for State Reform” focuses on ending the admission ... Keep Reading
Results Don’t Justify Wake’s Diversity Policy
For years supporters of Wake County Schools (WCPSS) diversity plan have preached with evangelistic zeal the importance of mixing students of different economic and racial ... Keep Reading
