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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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State Superintendent Mark Johnson has put a price tag on his plan to make North Carolina the best place for public school educators to begin, learn, and teach by 2030.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 @ 11:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina legislative leaders released their agreed-upon budget proposal Monday, with votes expected to take place this week
Published: Monday, June 4th, 2018 @ 11:37 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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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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State Board of Education Chairman Emeritus Phil Kirk set the record straight about education funding in North Carolina in a recent opinion piece.
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2016 @ 10:35 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Today, The Pat McCrory Committee announced a new television ad, "Raise."
Published: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016 @ 1:20 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Over the past two years, North Carolina has improved 18-spots in Wallet Hub's rankings of the quality of education in all 50 states, breaking through to the top-20 best schools in the country
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016 @ 9:19 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Teachers across North Carolina applauded Governor McCrory for signing a new state budget that raises average teacher pay to over $50,000 plus benefits
Published: Friday, July 15th, 2016 @ 2:19 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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An unusual coalition of 12 liberal Democrats and 11 conservative Republicans comprised the only formal opposition to the $22.1-billion General Fund budget passed around 1:15 a.m. May 22 by the state House of Representatives.
Published: Monday, June 8th, 2015 @ 11:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Everyone is talking about the $22 billion+ House Budget and what will happen to the spending plan now that it has crossed chambers and is in the hands of the Senate. Senate leaders will be meeting all this week to start their preparations before it is debated in sub-committees. We should expect a...
Published: Thursday, May 28th, 2015 @ 9:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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With the Nov. 4 election looming, incumbent Republican state Rep. Nathan Ramsey is battling to hold his seat for a second term against a strong campaign by Democratic opponent John Ager, who has a double-digit lead in at least one poll.
Published: Tuesday, October 28th, 2014 @ 5:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Recent headlines have called attention to the issue of state public school textbook funding. Partisans have tried to score political points with quotes like the following...
Published: Thursday, January 2nd, 2014 @ 3:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week, the subject of textbook funding has been brought to the fore by an article, and subsequent editorial, published in the News & Observer.
Published: Sunday, December 22nd, 2013 @ 1:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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