school finance /tags/school-finance school finance en-US Copyright Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:54:03 GMT NC school districts win federal grant to cut energy use in aging schools /education/2024-08-07/nc-energy-efficiency-renew-america-schools-federal-grant-rockingham-county The U.S. Dept. of Energy awarded Rockingham County Schools $7.8 million and Hoke County Schools $300,000. School administrators say the funding is crucial, but it doesn't begin to meet all their needs. Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:54:03 GMT /education/2024-08-07/nc-energy-efficiency-renew-america-schools-federal-grant-rockingham-county Liz Schlemmer Alamance-Burlington budget proposal cuts vacant positions, avoids layoffs /education/2024-05-16/alamance-burlington-school-budget-proposal-cuts-positions-avoids-layoffs Leaders of the Alamance-Burlington School System have approved a budget proposal that realigns dozens of positions amid the district's funding crisis. The proposal also cuts nearly 70 vacant positions. Thu, 16 May 2024 19:53:39 GMT /education/2024-05-16/alamance-burlington-school-budget-proposal-cuts-positions-avoids-layoffs Will Michaels NC public schools face mounting financial pressures. Meet the CFOs who guide the ship. /education/2024-04-22/school-cfo-funding-finance-enrollment-voucher-esser-north-carolina Public schools across North Carolina are facing a range of financial challenges this spring. Growing charter school and private school enrollment threaten traditional public schools' state and local funding. Meanwhile federal COVID relief money is set to expire. Managing all of this are school district's chief financial officers. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:50:13 GMT /education/2024-04-22/school-cfo-funding-finance-enrollment-voucher-esser-north-carolina Liz Schlemmer Low-income kids can face stigma around school lunch. Here's how the state budget might help. /education/2023-07-13/low-income-kids-stigma-school-lunch-state-budget-help-nc During the pandemic, students nationwide received free school lunch, but that policy expired last summer. Now, state lawmakers are considering whether to include funding in the next state budget to help more students afford lunch. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 18:36:36 GMT /education/2023-07-13/low-income-kids-stigma-school-lunch-state-budget-help-nc Liz Schlemmer 10 Questions To Understand School Funding In NC /education/2018-08-31/10-questions-to-understand-school-funding-in-nc North Carolina educators have marched in Raleigh repeatedly over the years - and most recently in May - to call for better funding for public schools.… Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:12:31 GMT /education/2018-08-31/10-questions-to-understand-school-funding-in-nc Liz Schlemmer, Jason deBruyn What Public School Finance Officers Want You To Know About School Funding /education/2018-08-29/what-public-school-finance-officers-want-you-to-know-about-school-funding Educators across the state often complain of tight public school budgets that leave something to be desired. Two school finance officers explain what they… Wed, 29 Aug 2018 22:23:18 GMT /education/2018-08-29/what-public-school-finance-officers-want-you-to-know-about-school-funding Liz Schlemmer, Jason deBruyn