NC Republicans seek study on control of public school funding

By: Ahmed Jallow

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: May 14, 2026

Words: 661

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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A new Republican proposal would create a work group to study whether North Carolina should overhaul how it funds public schools, and whether another state agency should take over distributing billions in K-12 education dollars now managed by the state’s Department of Public Instruction.

Senate Bill 990 cleared the Senate Education/Higher Education Committee on Wednesday, but not before Democrats questioned why lawmakers were considering shifting school funding responsibilities to the State Education Assistance Authority, …

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