On Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 4:00 p.m. the 600+ page budget (2023 Appropriations Act/ HB 259) was shared with House and Senate members 83 days after the budget deadline. The budget is huge, so below is a few of the various provisions, starting with several that affect education. Teacher salaries increase an average of 4% this year […]
Should teachers have some type of educational background or teaching license? Should schools that receive public dollars provide transparency for how those dollars are spent? Should North Carolinians expect to know how well students in schools funded by tax dollars are learning? Should we have some assurance that our tax dollars are not being used […]
Pending bills in the NC General Assembly would vastly increase the funding for private school vouchers. Millions of dollars in North Carolina are spent each year on two school voucher programs (see our fact sheet for details) using taxpayer funds to pay private school tuition. This year, new bills in the North Carolina General Assembly […]
Every now and then comments are published that are so incorrect and misleading that we must respond directly. The claim below has been shared in various forms by a number of voucher supporters, including legislative leaders. The specific language is taken from a Carolina Partnership for Reform blog post. CLAIM: “Opportunity Scholarships don’t ‘drain money from […]
The budget feedback process flew by last week, but it's not too late to let your legislators know your opinion of what's in it and what it lacks. Send an email using our petition! The more constituents speak up, the more likely they will listen. #nced
https://publicschoolsfirstnc.org/engage/sign-our-petition/2023-appropriations-act-petition/
