09/04/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 09/04/2024 10:58
New Report Details "Devastating financial cuts" From Mark Robinson's Plan to Reject Federal School Funding in NC
Under Robinson, North Carolina's public schools could have their funding slashed by over a billion dollars
A new report from the nonpartisan North Carolina Justice Center reveals the true cost to the state's public schools if Mark Robinson were elected governor, and followed through on his plans to reject federal funding for public education. For the 2023-2024 school year, North Carolina public schools received $1.7 billion from the federal government.
Here are the key findings from today's must-read report:
As the report notes, under Mark Robinson's extreme agenda, "North Carolina taxpayers would be subsidizing students in other states while our students languish in under-resourced and inequitably funded schools."
"Mark Robinson's dangerous plan to reject federal funding for public education comes with a massive price tag that would slash North Carolina jobs and make schools worse for millions of students and families across the state," said DGA National Press Secretary Devon Cruz. "North Carolinians need a governor who will create opportunity and invest in public schools that set students up for success - not an extremist who will slash jobs, gut schools, and drag North Carolina backwards."
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