FACTSHEET: Investing In Pre-K And K-12 Education | Eastern North Carolina Now

The taxpayers of North Carolina have historically made a tremendous commitment to education, and the next biennium will continue that legacy. More than 54 percent, or over $12 billion of our General Fund spending will be directed to education in each year of the biennium.

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    The taxpayers of North Carolina have historically made a tremendous commitment to education, and the next biennium will continue that legacy. More than 54 percent, or over $12 billion of our General Fund spending will be directed to education in each year of the biennium.

  • This budget directs one-third of all new spending in the first year of the biennium to Pre-K and K-12 education.
  • Allocates $235 million more in K-12 funding than the 2014-2015 budget-a 2.8 percent increase in spending.
    • Dedicates $111.4 million in each year of the biennium for teacher salaries that includes keeping our promise to increase teacher base pay to $35,000 a year and funding salary increases for those teachers eligible to move to the next tier on the salary schedule.
    • Fully funds projected enrollment growth to support hiring more than 1,400 new teachers over the biennium.
    • Provides $128 million to maintain teaching assistant positions over the biennium.
    • Rewards high-performing teachers by appropriating $15 million over the biennium to implement teacher pay for performance plans.
    • Allocates an additional $70 million over the biennium for instructional resources including textbooks, instructional supplies and equipment, and allows school districts flexibility to use instructional resource funds to meet locally-determined needs.
    • Provides a recurring expansion in NC Pre-K funding to ensure the program's quality, sustainability and access to more than 26,800 at-risk four year-olds.

  • Contact: Crystal Feldman
  •     govpress@nc.gov

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