Research Report
Building for the Future: The School Enrollment Boom in North Carolina
posted September 27, 2005 by Dr. Terry Stoops
Multi-million dollar bond referendums and tax increases will not repair the damage done by years of inadequate school facilities planning. With construction and labor costs rising, massive school building programs, such as the one proposed by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), will exert a crippling tax burden on local communities.