/tags/education-cuts Education Cuts en-US Copyright Tue, 06 Jan 2015 00:33:00 GMT /npr-blogs/2015-01-05/student-tuition-now-outweighs-state-funding-at-public-colleges From 2003 to 2012, state funding decreased by 12 percent overall while median tuition rose 55 percent across all public colleges," the General Accountability Office says. Tue, 06 Jan 2015 00:33:00 GMT /npr-blogs/2015-01-05/student-tuition-now-outweighs-state-funding-at-public-colleges Bill Chappell /show/the-state-of-things/2014-12-12/review-of-academic-centers-at-unc-campuses Members of the University of North Carolina system’s Board of Governors heard presentations Wednesday and Thursday from centers and institutes across the… Fri, 12 Dec 2014 16:59:41 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-12-12/review-of-academic-centers-at-unc-campuses Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /education/2014-12-12/review-of-academic-centers-at-unc-campuses Members of the University of North Carolina system’s Board of Governors heard presentations Wednesday and Thursday from centers and institutes across the… Fri, 12 Dec 2014 16:59:41 GMT /education/2014-12-12/review-of-academic-centers-at-unc-campuses Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /education/2014-06-04/school-leaders-say-possible-cuts-to-dpi-could-hurt-classrooms School leaders across the state say proposed cuts to the Department of Public Instruction would hurt North Carolina classrooms.The Senate’s spending plan… Thu, 05 Jun 2014 02:04:39 GMT /education/2014-06-04/school-leaders-say-possible-cuts-to-dpi-could-hurt-classrooms Reema Khrais /politics/2014-06-02/nc-general-assembly-stories-were-following-week-of-monday-june-2 The North Carolina legislature is set this week to begin the third step in preparing adjustments for the state's annual budget. Members of the House of… Mon, 02 Jun 2014 11:58:42 GMT /politics/2014-06-02/nc-general-assembly-stories-were-following-week-of-monday-june-2 Jorge Valencia, Reema Khrais /education/2014-02-26/leaving-teaching-two-nc-educators-married-talk-about-why-they-quit Deana and Mark Kahlenberg teach at the same school: Alderman Road Elementary in Cumberland County. They met there. They both enjoyed teaching for many… Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:00:00 GMT /education/2014-02-26/leaving-teaching-two-nc-educators-married-talk-about-why-they-quit Carol Jackson /show/the-state-of-things/2013-11-19/the-state-of-teaching-in-north-carolina Sweeping reforms in education laws this year angered many teachers. Hundreds protested the lack of a pay increase, the elimination of tenure and the end… Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:45:21 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2013-11-19/the-state-of-teaching-in-north-carolina Laura Lee, Frank Stasio /education/2013-11-19/the-state-of-teaching-in-north-carolina Sweeping reforms in education laws this year angered many teachers. Hundreds protested the lack of a pay increase, the elimination of tenure and the end… Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:45:21 GMT /education/2013-11-19/the-state-of-teaching-in-north-carolina Laura Lee, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2013-11-06/june-atkinson-on-the-fight-to-save-nc-schools This week, North Carolina teachers protested funding shortages in the education system by staging walk-ins across the state. Many were upset by budget… Wed, 06 Nov 2013 17:05:11 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2013-11-06/june-atkinson-on-the-fight-to-save-nc-schools Laura Lee, Frank Stasio /education/2013-11-06/june-atkinson-on-the-fight-to-save-nc-schools This week, North Carolina teachers protested funding shortages in the education system by staging walk-ins across the state. Many were upset by budget… Wed, 06 Nov 2013 17:05:11 GMT /education/2013-11-06/june-atkinson-on-the-fight-to-save-nc-schools Laura Lee, Frank Stasio