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North Carolina’s public schools have been open for a month. They are facing unprecedented financial challenges that undermine their ability to provide the programs our students need and deserve. These challenges are creating a perfect storm with the potential to push our public education system closer to the brink of disaster. The key factors creating […]
Public school performance data were presented to the State Board of Education during their September meeting this week and provided many reasons to celebrate. The four-year cohort graduation rate increased from 87.0% to 87.7% This good movement toward DPI and the State Board’s strategic plan goal of 92% by 2030. The percentage of students proficient […]
Public education advocates across the US and North Carolina are angry and so are we. There can be no other response than outrage at the reckless and unnecessary withholding of federal funds, already appropriated by Congress, for our nation’s public schools. Anger is the appropriate response when we know children will be harmed. So what […]
Public Schools First NC has released a new report: NC School Vouchers—Using Tax Dollars to Discriminate Against Students & Families! As recent reporting highlights, “North Carolina now subsidizes the tuition cost for the majority of private students.” In the 2024-25 school year, the state private K-12 tuition subsidy topped $432 million. Current appropriations earmark $731 million […]
