Today’s Leandro Ruling Upholds Separation of Powers
RALEIGH – The John Locke Foundation is encouraged by today’s court ruling in the long-running Leandro case. “This is a victory for the Constitution, the rule of law, and the people…
Education finance
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Policymakers approve interim spending plan amid stalled budget talks
Amid stalled budget negotiations, the General Assembly has passed its first mini budget of the biennium.
Research Brief
Education
Making Opportunity Scholarships available to middle- and higher-income households doesn’t make it bad policy
The growth of OSP highlights the inequities and inefficiencies in how North Carolina funds public schools. Any real solution will have to remedy those problems. A new report from the State Board of…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Solving North Carolina’s Crime Problem: Part Four
In Part One of this series, I confirmed that North Carolina does indeed have a crime problem. I noted that crime rates rose dramatically between 2018 and 2021 and that clearance rates…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
House Versus Senate Budget Proposals: What’s the Difference?
Senate plan spends slightly less that House, while excluding additional teacher and state employee raises
Education
So How Did School Districts Spend Federal Covid Dollars?
That’s a question many have been asking over the last three years that the federal government has been distributing money to schools. Since 2021 North Carolina has received about $6.2…
Education
Record Demand for Opportunity Scholarships: Legislators Should Respond
Plenty of resources are available to fully fund the massive demand for popular school choice program
Education
NC School Districts are Spending Covid Relief Funds on Bonuses and Short-term Fixes. Will They Avert the Fiscal Cliff?
Bella DiMarco, a policy analyst at FutureEd, an education think tank affiliated with Georgetown University, has written an informative report on how North Carolina schools, are spending local ESSER funds. …
Education
Intensive Tutoring is the Best Way to address Learning Loss. Why is it lacking in so Many NC School Districts?
A consensus has been emerging that tutoring is the best way to remedy learning loss (See here, here, and here). This is no surprise to parents. However, schools have been…
Education
How Much Do School Districts Spend per Student?
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has released data on public school finances for 2021-22. In Fiscal Year 2021-22, the average public school in North Carolina spent about $12,345…
Education
Leandro: A Quick Take on a Bad Decision
In a dramatic ruling issued just days before midterm elections, the North Carolina Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling and ordered the transfer of millions of dollars to pay…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Cooper’s Recommended Budget: Leandro, Medicaid Expansion, and More
On Wednesday afternoon Governor Roy Cooper released his recommended budget adjustments for the upcoming fiscal year that begins on July 1. On the heels of revised revenue projections that predict state government will have…