North Carolina: How To Ruin Education

North Carolina ranks number one in the nation for business. It also ranks 43rd in teacher pay, 50th in per-pupil school funding, and is projected to be the only state in America where teacher salaries actually went down this year. This video breaks down exactly how that happened — and why it didn't happen by accident. We cover the 2013 tax cuts that stripped billions from state revenue, the systematic dismantling of teacher pay and tenure, a voucher program that sends hundreds of millions in public dollars to private schools with almost no accountability, and the 32-year court battle over school funding that just got thrown out entirely in April 2026. Sources used in this video: National Education Association (NEA) annual Rankings and Estimates reports, Education Law Center "Making the Grade" reports, NC Budget and Tax Center, Public School Forum of North Carolina, NC Association of Educators, EdNC, WUNC, WRAL, NC Department of Public Instruction, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, NC Justice Center, and the Nation's Report Card (NAEP). Durhamites covers the Triangle region of North Carolina — Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and everything in between. Subscribe for videos on urban development, local history, housing, and the policy decisions shaping where we live. #NorthCarolina #NCEducation #PublicEducation #TeacherPay #SchoolFunding #Durhamites #NorthCarolinaTeachers #SchoolVouchers #OpportunityScholarship #NCPolitics #Raleigh #Durham #ChapelHill #Triangle #NCSchools #LeandroCase #EducationPolicy #PublicSchools #TeacherShortage #SchoolChoice   / durhamites   https://www.quora.com/profile/Durhamites https://www.tumblr.com/blog/durhamites   / durhammitess