Public School Funding

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners has approved its list of priorities for the next three to five years. One of them is developing a sustainable funding formula for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools requested $20 million from county commissioners this year. But the county’s proposed budget only fulfills about a third of the request — $6.7 million.

A new study highlights a growing gap in public school funding between the highest and lowest-wealth counties in North Carolina. The report was released by…