North Carolina K-12 public schools have received close to $6 billion in Covid-19 relief funds A new analysis finds school districts have about 75% of Covid funds unspent, and although…
On November 2, voters selected school board members in nonpartisan, mostly competitive school board races in seven of North Carolina’s 115 school districts. Parents went to the polls with legitimate…
K-12 public school districts in North Carolina have received about $6 billion in federal funds to help address the coronavirus pandemic. On average, since last March, school districts have spent…
The following are data published by the NC Department of Public Instruction. Public School Unit Name Allocations (as of August 14, 2020) Alamance-Burlington Schools $ 9,630,194 Alexander County Schools $ …
As I mentioned in two previous blog posts, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction just released figures for the 2018-19 school year. Note that city school systems follow the county in which they…
Last week, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction released per-student expenditure data for the 2017-18 school year. While most districts increased spending from 2017 to 2018, 10 districts spent less. …
View in your browser. Welcome Which North Carolina schools deserve kudos? Which do not? Find out below! CommenTerry Last week, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction released student performance data…
View in your browser. Welcome Niche.com recently released their K-12 School and District Rankings. Where did your local school district land on the ranking? How much did they spend to…
View in your browser. Welcome This week, the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank located in D.C., released a new report on educational productivity. This study attempts to…
This week’s newsletter, Which school districts get the most bang for the buck?, prompted several folks to ask for a complete list of school district spending and performance. Enjoy! District…
The October 2013 draft report, “The Distribution of Teacher Value Added in North Carolina” (PDF) by Douglas L. Lauen, Gary T. Henry, Roderick A. Rose, and Karen Phelan Kozlowski of…
Burke, Cabarrus, and Winston-Salem/Forsyth are finalists in the $120 million Race to the Top District (RTT-D) grant competition. Last year, Guilford County Schools and Iredell-Statesville Schools received RTT-D grants of…