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North Carolina’s latest budget spends exorbitantly on pork and establishes a “Local Project Reserve” as a catch-all for local government projects Local projects should not be funded by statewide taxpayers…
Last week, Gov. Roy Cooper pulled $50 million from reserve accounts and funds set aside for summer reading camps (which will not occur this summer for obvious reasons). Districts and…
The N.C. Department of Public Instruction released estimates for the distribution of $100 million in lottery funds for school facilities. Charter schools are not entitled to lottery funds for this…
Here I go, here I go, here I go again (again?) Readers, what’s my weakness? (financial data published by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction!)
Here is another blog post summarizing financial data published by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction! The following is a table of the ten districts with the highest average per-student…
Earlier this week, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction published the final 2015-16 student counts for all district and charter schools. I used Average Daily Membership (ADM) data to determine…
View in your browser. Welcome Since the release of grades based on the state’s new school performance grade system, the mainstream media and liberal advocacy organizations have focused on the…
View in your browser. If you are still thinking about buying a Christmas tree this year, I hope you will seriously consider buying a fresh tree from a local North…
Click here to view and here to listen to Michael Lowrey discussing this report. RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Hickory totaled about $1,838 per person in the 2011…
View in your browser. Welcome To date, Governor Pat McCrory has yet to identify education advisors or announce appointments to the State Board of Education. What gives? Bulletin Board Attend.…
Immediate Appointments First District – Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington Seventh District – Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba,…
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Michael Sanera discussing this report. RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Hickory totaled about $1,810 per person in the…