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Report calls for student-centered overhaul of NC K-12 financing
Funding public education requires efficiency and effectiveness. How the money is spent on education is just as important as how much money is spent.
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OPINIÓN: Financiamiento escolar en Carolina del Norte: es hora de dar el siguiente paso
En 2022, Carolina del Norte gastó $16.7 mil millones en fondos estatales, federales y locales en sus escuelas públicas. Esos fondos se distribuyeron a las escuelas locales utilizando 50 fórmulas de financiación diferentes. La gente suele centrarse en cuánto dinero se distribuyó, lo cual es importante. Sin embargo, es igualmente importante evaluar cómo se distribuye...
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School finance in NC: It’s time to take the next step
In 2022, North Carolina spent $16.7 billion in state, federal, and local funds on its public schools. Those funds were distributed to local schools using 50 different funding formulas. People frequently focus on how much money was distributed, which is important. Equally important, however, is to evaluate how that money is distributed. In recent years,...
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Public schools will also benefit from Opportunity Scholarship expansion
North Carolina has the chance to make history. The Tar Heel State hopes to join six other states in approving an essentially universal statewide voucher program. If lawmakers remove income restrictions for the current scholarship program, as anticipated, North Carolina would be one of the first states to approve such a program. Lawmakers would also...
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