From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 707: Few people understand the details of North Carolina’s multibillion-dollar public education budget. The General Assembly’s Program Evaluation Division released a recent report highlighting the lack of transparency in school funding. It also suggested that wealthier school systems are likely to take a higher share of the state’s education funds than their poorer counterparts. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies, analyzes the report’s key findings and offers his own recommendations for the best way for lawmakers to address future funding.
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