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…
According to data released by the NC Department of Public Instruction today, the average per-pupil expenditures (PPE) for each district in 2019-20 were as follows: Year LEA LEA Name Total PPE…
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…
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…
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…
State Treasurer Dale Folwell has been generating headlines recently for stories linked to the State Health Plan, pension reform, and a proposed statewide bond package. Rick Henderson analyzes Folwell’s priorities…
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…
Yesterday, the Graham County Sheriff and some of his deputies burned seven pounds of illegal drugs that had been seized. Sheriff Danny Millsaps is pictured standing too close to the…
The General Assembly is busy trying to raise our taxes. The bill filing deadlines have passed for both the Senate and the House, and there are a slew of local…
Graham County Sheriff Danny Millsaps has banned convicted sex offenders from going to the church of their choice. The sheriff argues he is protecting innocents. He said if they want…