Tag Archives: Education spending

NC’s explosive charter school demand outgrowing original method of funding

Posted on October 24, 2021 by A.P. Dillon

Demand for school choice has state-level education officials talking about how charter schools have outgrown their original funding model. Continue reading →

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#NCED Updates: School Choice Event coming to Raleigh, State Board of Ed updates, spending fact and Quiet Epidemic updates

Posted on March 7, 2020 by A.P. Dillon

In this edition of NCED Updates: An upcoming School Choice event in Raleigh, State Board of Education updates, a contract fight, some facts about education and per-pupil spending and Quiet Epidemic updates. Continue reading →

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Lt. Governor Dan Forest Lays Out NC Education Budget Increases, Teacher Pay [Video]

Posted on July 20, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Lt. Governor Dan Forest lays out the education increases in the North Carolina 2016 budget, including raising teacher pay for the third year in a row.

WATCH: Continue reading →

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A Couple of Education Notes In the Proposed #NCGA Budget

Posted on May 20, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

There are a few interesting education related nuggets from the proposed NCGA House Committee budget report.
Everything from Teacher pay to supporting the College Board’s monopoly on testing and curriculum through ‘bonuses’ to teachers. Continue reading →

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Not a “Top 10” That NC Should Want To Be In For Education

Posted on February 3, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

The Bluegrass Institute has an interesting list of how deep each state is into the federal funding trough.
NC was in the top ten… Not Good.

KEEP READING… Continue reading →

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What They’re Saying About Education In NC – 11/20/15 – #NCED

Posted on November 20, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

A round up of education news in the state of North Carolina and beyond.

Highlights: Snowflakes attack at UNC, WCPSS fight video, CMS’s changing Enrollment numbers, NCAE double dip and follow the NC Ed Money. Continue reading →

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