Unexpected state funding could mean $4M extra for Wake schools

Raleigh, N.C. — A state budget proposal being considered in the North Carolina House Tuesday could provide $8.4 million in unexpected funding for the Wake County Public School System, creating a $4 million surplus for the district.

State lawmakers have tentatively decided to cancel some reductions in education funding, which the school system had planned for when it approved a $1.25 billion budget last month.

House and Senate budget writers are expected to finalize a budget deal Tuesday night. A vote is expected Thursday.

The school district's approved budget, which might have to be tweaked once the state budget is finalized, counted on $8.8 million in additional funding from the Wake County Board of Commissioners.

The commissioners voted Monday to provide $3.9 million in additional funding to county schools. Though that was less than the district requested, the extra state funding would create a net $4 million increase..

The school board must adopt a final balanced budget no later than June 30.

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I spend countless hours a week making to make my classroom an educational, fun, and interesting environment for all children. I spend hours each week after school with your children to provide them with extra-curricular activities/clubs. I spend literally hundreds of dollars of my own money each year on materials that are needed for my classroom instead of spending them on my child. During the each of the last four years I have seen my yearly income decrease due to increasing health care prices and no raise. The problem with education is ungrateful people looking for babysitters who refuse to give any credit to teachers who do their best to educate your children every day.

templegirl24
June 20, 2012 7:28 p.m.

alwayslovingu30's post proves that schools weren't that great in the past. Capitalization, punctuation, and proper word usage really isn't that difficult.

T-Man
June 20, 2012 1:38 p.m.

Oh great, throw more money at a crummy school system. Way to go with our tax dollars.

miketroll3572
June 20, 2012 12:15 p.m.

What?! Did we get a printing press of our own? It just magically appeared? Um - alwayslovingu30 - "Muslim" is a religion, not a nationality.

pmck
June 20, 2012 11:36 a.m.

just like corinth holders school johnston county had to much money.so they repaved A school lot that had only been paved less then 3 years before an had no holes or anything money money money

alwayslovingu30
June 20, 2012 11:33 a.m.