A previous brief identified some troubling trends in the most recent North Carolina student test scores. A deeper dive into the data reveals test scores by race. For years, education…
North Carolina state government alone spent $10.4 billion in 2022–23 to educate 1.5 million public school students. Public education is of paramount importance to North Carolina, backed by state constitutional…
The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear the latest appeal in the long-running Leandro education funding lawsuit in August. A recusal motion against Justice Phil Berger Jr. relies on the…
Today Judge Michael Robinson held his first substantive hearing as the presiding judge in the long-running Leandro school funding case. Robinson has a steep learning curve. The North Carolina Supreme…
Those “spending rules” are codified in the North Carolina Constitution and have been since 1776. Our system of government could not run without them. But hey, you do you. No…
Judge Lee’s Leandro Ruling Is Not a Moral Crusade. It’s a Money Grab. Judge David Lee’s Leandro ruling is not a moral crusade. It’s a money grab. Today, Judge Lee…
House budget writers proposed a $25.7 billion biennial budget that would grant an average 5.5% raise to teachers and give multiple bonuses. The House budget would expand private school choice…
John Locke Foundation President and CEO Kory Swanson makes his first appearance this weekend with Don Curtis on Curtis Media Group’s syndicated “Carolina Newsmakers” radio program. Topics range from Swanson’s…
The folks at the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law have posted an in-depth look at the legal landscape surrounding pre-kindergarten in North Carolina. In this introduction, NCICL sets the…
View in your browser. Welcome Did the state education budget surprise or even shock you? If so, you have not been paying attention. Bulletin Board Attend. A list of upcoming…
View in your browser. Welcome The recent debate about the quality and necessity of North Carolina’s testing program is long overdue. Let’s jump in with both feet, shall we? Bulletin…
RALEIGH – The Public School Forum’s annual Local School Finance Study provides little useful information for policymakers regarding funding disparities and educational equity in North Carolina, according to two analysts…