North Carolina Finance Update
North Carolina Governor Mike Easley’s proposed budget calls for increases in the state’s More at Four preschool program, raises for teachers, and online courses. It also includes increases in the Disadvantaged Student Supplemental Fund (DSSF), created largely in response to the Leandro court decision. DSSF is allocated to districts serving at-risk students defined as those from low-income families, or those who live in single-parent houses or have at least one parent with less than a high school diploma.