RALEIGH (January 17, 2019) – The key to a student’s academic success is a strong foundation – and that foundation needs to be built before formal schooling even begins. So a group of North Carolina business leaders called Thursday for the state to revamp funding for its nationally recognized pre-kindergarten program so that it reaches… READ MORE
A deeply troubling development
CHAPEL HILL – In a deeply troubling development, North Carolina’s public universities have lost a second leader with Carol Folt’s announcement Monday that she’ll step down as Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.1 Since Folt arrived in 2013: Applications to UNC-Chapel Hill grew to a record 43,384 (for a first-year class… READ MORE
Community colleges’ agenda: Workforce training, faculty salaries
RALEIGH – North Carolina community college leaders unveiled their 2019 legislative agenda this week, focusing on investments to improve workforce development. These are worthy requests that represent a solid, forward-looking plan. We hope the NC General Assembly will heed them. The agenda, announced by the NC Community College System, NC Association of Community College Presidents… READ MORE
Spellings: A University that changes with the times
CHAPEL HILL – As she prepares to depart as President of the University of North Carolina System, there are a few things Margaret Spellings wants North Carolinians to know. “While the people of North Carolina have a tremendous and righteous pride about their University System, there are some things they don’t know,” she says in… READ MORE
2019 General Assembly: Step up education investments
RALEIGH – For the past two weeks, we’ve shared data that show how North Carolina is underinvesting in education.1 So as the 2019 NC General Assembly convenes today, there’s quite a bit state legislators could do for education in our state, from pre-kindergarten through the university. House Speaker Tim Moore has already proposed a $1.9… READ MORE
Community Colleges: Not keeping up
RALEIGH – North Carolina’s community colleges are loved by their communities – 58 colleges throughout the state, within a 30-minute drive of 95% of North Carolinians. And they are a critical link in North Carolina’s workforce and economic development. Enrollment tends to jump at community colleges during recessions as workers seek to improve and update their… READ MORE
Universities: A shifting burden
RALEIGH – Perhaps because it has a constitutional mandate for it, North Carolina is known for support of its public universities. The state continues to rank among the best in state spending per student. But state support per student is still well below where it was before the Great Recession. And what doesn’t come from the… READ MORE
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