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On Sept. 7, the North Carolina State Board of Education approved a new policy entitled “Funding and Accountability for Charter Schools” in an effort to exert more authority over charter school funding.
Published: Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 @ 1:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has released data on public school finances for 2021-22.
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2022 @ 3:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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2020 has been a tough year for North Carolina public schools.
Published: Monday, December 7th, 2020 @ 12:59 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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This year, North Carolina got a new means of evaluating K12 schools.
Published: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020 @ 3:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In his latest fundraising solicitation, NC Sen. Sam Searcy (D-Wake) writes...
Published: Saturday, August 22nd, 2020 @ 8:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Leandro v. State of North Carolina casts a long shadow over the public schools in the Tar Heel state.
Published: Saturday, May 23rd, 2020 @ 11:12 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina’s poor school districts are getting shortchanged on funding.
Published: Thursday, February 27th, 2020 @ 5:54 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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On January 21, Eric Davis, chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education distributed a memo to selected organizations titled “Invitation to Submit Recommended Priorities in Response to WestEd Report (WER) in Leandro.”
Published: Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 @ 1:28 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Instead of the traditional top-10 issues in public education, the Public School Forum of North Carolina picked just one.
Published: Thursday, February 20th, 2020 @ 10:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Many North Carolinians assume that the elected superintendent of public instruction is the head of the state's public schools.
Published: Sunday, February 16th, 2020 @ 6:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Twenty-five years ago, Robert Leandro and his mother, Kathleen Leandro, lent their name to one of the most significant education lawsuits in North Carolina history.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2020 @ 11:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Superior Court Judge David Lee released a consultant’s report that recommended spending another $8 billion over eight years to ensure the state complies with the constitutional requirement to provide all children an opportunity to receive a sound, basic education.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2020 @ 12:08 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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As many predicted, the California-based consulting firm WestEd is recommending that North Carolina spend billions of taxpayer dollars on preschools and district schools to meet the requirements of the Leandro case.
Published: Sunday, December 22nd, 2019 @ 9:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Supporters of higher taxes cheered the WestEd report on North Carolina schools that became public on December 10th, five months after Judge David Lee received it.
Published: Wednesday, December 18th, 2019 @ 11:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As many predicted, the California-based consulting firm WestEd is recommending North Carolina spend billions of taxpayer dollars on pre-schools and district schools to meet the requirements of the Leandro case.
Published: Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 @ 7:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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These developments give many North Carolina conservatives pause. And for good reason.
Published: Thursday, November 21st, 2019 @ 8:32 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Another chapter may soon be added to North Carolina’s long-running school finance case known as Leandro v. State.
Published: Friday, November 15th, 2019 @ 9:37 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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While lawmakers debate how much money to give to North Carolina public schools, the way state education dollars are allocated and spent has gained new scrutiny.
Published: Wednesday, September 11th, 2019 @ 3:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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While initial rulings in the Leandro case had nothing directly to do with charter schools, recent discussions are bringing the traditional public school alternative into the conversation.
Published: Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019 @ 11:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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"Leandro" is the name of the lead plaintiff in Leandro v. State of North Carolina, a 1994 lawsuit that centers on the state's constitutional duty to provide a "sound basic education" to all public school students.
Published: Friday, June 21st, 2019 @ 10:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Department of Public Instruction has unveiled a new tool for shedding light on state education funding.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 11:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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After lawmakers pass a budget establishing public education funding levels for the following school year, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction distributes state dollars to school districts using a so-called resource allocation model.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2019 @ 10:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Discussions around the revised 2018-19 budget have often focused on K-12 education spending
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 7:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The landmark decision in the Leandro case spelled out what North Carolina must do to ensure every student has access to a sound, basic education.
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2018 @ 5:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A recent national report dinged North Carolina for its lower-than-average "per-pupil expenditure." At least one state lawmaker is likely to grumble openly about that result.
Published: Thursday, January 25th, 2018 @ 1:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Home renovations can improve our lives. But most of us would see a problem if we woke up one morning and noticed that our homes had 12 bedrooms and one bathroom, with a kitchen in the back yard and a toilet in the living room
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2017 @ 3:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Cooper today announced his appointments to the Governor's Commission on Access to Sound, Basic Education
Published: Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 @ 8:22 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Class Size Controversy puts Budget Flexibility at Risk
Published: Wednesday, April 12th, 2017 @ 10:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The election of Donald Trump and the drama surrounding North Carolina's gubernatorial race have overshadowed down-ballot, comparatively low-profile Council of State contests
Published: Monday, January 2nd, 2017 @ 3:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's current method for funding public schools favors wealthy counties over low-income areas, according to a new study from the state legislature's Program Evaluation Division
Published: Friday, December 30th, 2016 @ 9:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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School choice has always been one of the core principles of the state and national Republican Party
Published: Friday, September 11th, 2015 @ 2:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This article is Part I of a two-part series examining how North Carolina's public school system pays its teachers.
Published: Sunday, March 30th, 2014 @ 3:28 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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With a few notable exceptions, government agencies in North Carolina do not expect a major hit from Obamacare mandates in the coming year. But that could change in 2015, when large employer requirements kick in for organizations such as the UNC system, where as many as 10,000 temporary employees...
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 8:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On October 25, a heated exchange took place at the meeting of the board of trustees at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington (UNCW). The fireworks weren't about school finances, or plans for new campus construction, but rather the rights of students accused of non-academic...
Published: Monday, November 4th, 2013 @ 5:46 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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