6/20/2024
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House budget: Additional raises, master’s pay, and more funds for Opportunity Scholarships
Update, June 20 at 1:00 p.m. – The House passed its budget 68-36 on Thursday with bipartisan support. After publication of this article, the Senate released a 46-page budget bill on Wednesday titled, “Adjustments to the 2023 Appropriations Act.” Now, the Senate...
House budget proposal aims to deregulate child care to reduce costs, but experts say that won’t work
Highlights The state House released a budget plan Monday that proposes deregulating child care to address a lack of affordable care for families. It also would provide some short-term relief for child care programs by replacing some of the federal...
Perspective | Recruiting and supporting educators is critical for North Carolina’s children
The following is Mary Ann Wolf’s “Final Word” from the June 16, 2024 episode of Education Matters featuring the 2024-25 Beginning Teachers of the Year. Last month we celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week. Teachers were given messages, tokens of appreciation, honors,...
The Editor’s Notes
The Senate released a 46-page budget bill titled, “Adjustments to the 2023 Appropriations Act.” Stay tuned.
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An analysis of Tennessee’s weighted student funding formula on paper and in practice
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LGBTQ students reflect on first school year under North Carolina's 'Don't Say Gay' law
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Who’s Eligible for Special Education Services? Schools Struggle to Keep Up
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