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Vouchers: The privatization of NC public schools

May 5, 2023 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

By Don Martin and David Rice RALEIGH (May 5, 2023) – News Item: Average teacher pay in North Carolina public schools ranks 34th in the nation this school year, up from 36th last year. And North Carolina ranks 46th in starting teacher pay.1  How’s that for North Carolina pride? Let’s hear it for 34th! And… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2023, Expert Analysis, K-12 Teacher Pay, Leandro, Our Opinion

Cooper’s proposed budget: Long-overdue investments

March 31, 2021 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

RALEIGH (March 31, 2021) – Gov. Roy Cooper’s proposed state budget for 2021-23 would award long-overdue raises to educators and put a $4.7 billion bond issue on the ballot to pay for capital projects across North Carolina’s education systems. As State Budget Director Charles Perusse noted, the governor’s proposal is just the first inning in… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2021, Budget, Expert Analysis, Focus on Quality, Our Opinion

Budget stokes “engine of opportunity for every North Carolinian”

June 6, 2018 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

RALEIGH – Raises for public school teachers and state employees are welcome, as is money to accommodate growing numbers of university students.  So higher education leaders praised the 2018-19 state budget adopted last week by the NC General Assembly. The budget “builds on the UNC System’s strongest budget in a decade and provides an additional… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2018, Expert Analysis, NC Community Colleges, UNC System

Rural broadband can help close the “homework gap”

May 30, 2018 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

RALEIGH (May 29, 2018) – The NC Rural Center hears regularly from rural parents who park outside a local library or fast-food joint until 9 or 10 p.m. on weeknights – just so their children can get a WiFi signal and do their homework. “They’ve got a laptop…. They just don’t have that Internet,” declared… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2018, Expert Analysis, Rural Routes

Show us your budget

May 16, 2018 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH – With the opening today of the NC General Assembly’s 2018 session, the focus will be on thousands of teachers from across the state rallying for better pay, supplies and working conditions – in short, for respect for public education.1 But more important will be the budget state legislators leave behind the day they adjourn… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2018, Expert Analysis, Focus on Quality

People without jobs, jobs without people

September 13, 2017 by Higher Ed Works 2 Comments

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – At a recent education conference sponsored by the NC Chamber, several speakers repeated a catchy statement to describe North Carolina’s skills gap: We have people without jobs and jobs without people. There’s little doubt education is the answer to both. Yet University of North Carolina President Margaret Spellings cited a poll… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Education Forum, Expert Analysis, Focus on Quality

North Carolina’s professional pipeline

August 31, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

Even if you never enroll as a student, higher education touches your life. Think about it:  Physicians, pharmacists, nurses, dentists, law enforcement, firefighters, EMTs – and of course, teachers – all make a difference in our lives. And they all need varying degrees of training.  In many cases, that training comes from our public colleges… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Expert Analysis, Focus on Quality, Nursing

A budget that treads water

August 16, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

RALEIGH – At best, we’re treading water. An analysis of the budget state legislators approved in June reveals that when broken down per student, university spending is still nowhere near pre-recession levels and will essentially remain flat for the next two years. Yes, it’s true legislators provided more money than ever for our public universities… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, 2017-19 NC Budget, Expert Analysis

NC Chamber panel: Pre-K a worthy investment

August 16, 2017 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

DURHAM (Aug. 10, 2017) – Some of North Carolina’s most powerful CEOs understand the importance of early-childhood education and making sure students read well by third grade. But do the politicians? At the North Carolina Chamber’s 2017 Conference on Education, a panel discussion focused on the importance of early literacy in transforming the future workforce…. READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, Early Childhood, Economic Impact, Expert Analysis

Just how unusual is the UNC Civil Rights Center?

July 26, 2017 by Higher Ed Works 2 Comments

CHAPEL HILL (July 26, 2017) – With a UNC Board of Governors committee poised to act next week on a proposal to forbid the UNC Center for Civil Rights to file lawsuits,1 just how unusual is it for a law school to have a civil rights center that engages in litigation? Critics of the center… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2017, At Risk, Expert Analysis, UNC Chapel Hill

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