From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 689: Demographic changes ensure that North Carolina must innovate to keep up with funding demands for public education. That’s the warning Matthew Ladner delivered during a recent visit to the Tar Heel State. Ladner is senior adviser of policy and research at the Foundation for Excellence in Education. He explains that growth of both younger and older populations will mean that North Carolina must spend public education dollars as efficiently as possible in the decades ahead.
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