Confused about the differences between the Senate and Governor’s budget for K-12 public schools? The Office of Fiscal Research produced the following chart detailing where each ... Keep Reading
education budget
A different look at proposed budgets for K-12
The media is awash in stories about how the Republican budget will destroy public education. Let’s add some relevant facts to a debate that is starved for some facts. 1.3 Percent ... Keep Reading
Fearmongering 101
This could take us back a generation, it could take another generation to come back and I don’t think that what the people of North Carolina want. Dispelling the fearmongers is a ... Keep Reading
The smart way to reduce education budgets
With the state forced to come to grips with a $3.7 billion budget deficit everyone knows cuts are coming to the K-12 education, the single biggest item in the state’s general fund ... Keep Reading
1 1/2 cheers for DPI budget information
Hoping to rally public support for the education budget DPI has developed a “Budget Information” page on its web site. I welcome the DPI’s efforts to make more budget ... Keep Reading
Saving jobs that haven’t been lost
Interesting how we’re now learning that the $300 million in federal money North Carolina is receiving to save teacher jobs might not be used to save teacher jobs. Why? The ... Keep Reading
The real cost of federal bailouts
Congress is moving ahead with a $26 billion bailout bill that pays for extra Medicaid expenses and protects teacher jobs. According to the Department of Public Instruction, North ... Keep Reading
A peek at the Senate Education Budget
This morning’s meeting of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education provided a preview of what topic will likely dominate discussions when legislators return next week: ... Keep Reading
