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Posts by Elizabeth

Public Schools Face Deficits While Private Schools Prof...

Public school districts across the state are working through their budget planning for next year facing threats of looming budget shortfalls expected from the loss of federal funds and the revenue shortfalls predicted at the state level. Some, like Wake County, which announced a hiring freeze earlier this month, are already taking measures to cut costs. Wake […]

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Webinar on February 27: A Conversation with Superintendent Mo Gre...

A Conversation with Superintendent Mo Green Join NC PTA and Public Schools First NC for the first in our series of interviews with new public education leaders. Mo Green was elected in November 2024 to serve as the next NC Superintendent of Public Instruction. We will talk to Superintendent Green about his vision for the […]

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Another Veto Override: Legislators Fail to Prioritize Hurricane Reli...

This week the NC House majority voted along party lines to override Governor Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 382. Although the bill’s title includes the words “disaster relief,” it contains no substantive relief for Western North Carolina. Only $2 million of the $227 million earmarked in the bill for disaster relief was allocated (for technical […]

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North Carolina’s Vicious Public Poli...

Diane Ravitch’s closing remarks after her discussion with Josh Cowen about his new book, The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers, last Saturday contrasted what should be happening to what’s actually happening in North Carolina and across the nation.  “We should have smaller class sizes, we should have better paid […]

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