Questions
1. How much money did North Carolina schools recently receive from the federal government through a Race to the Top grant?
2. What is the state of North Carolina’s current unemployment rate?
3. What is the projected revenue shortfall for fiscal year 2010-11?
Don Vaughan, Democratic NC Senate District 27 candidate (i)
1. $400 million [ ] 2. I think it’s right about roughly 10 to 11 percent. [ -] 3. I think its’ between $3 billion to $3.6 billion. [ ]
John Magee, Republican NC House District 72 candidate
1. I saw the headline, to be honest, but I guess I didn’t pay that much attention. I know it was in the millions, but I don’t what number it was. [X] 2. I believe it’s over 11 percent. [X] 3. At least 500 million level. [ ]
Christina Vasquez, Democratic NC House District 74 candidate
1. I don’t know, but I think it’s over 50 million. [ -] 2. They said it’s like 10 percent. [ ] 3. I’ll go with the highest number. [ ]
Correct Answers
1. $400 million (approximate)
2. 9.8 percent
3. $702.9 million, if you go by the number put out by the number put out by the state government’s Fiscal Research Division; or $3.3 billion to $7 billion, if you trust the conservative John Locke Foundation
