39.4—percentage of state General Fund budget allocated to public education in 2008-2009 (News & Observer, March 14, 2010)
35—percentage of state General Fund budget allocated to public education in 2009-2010 (Ibid)
789 million—total amount in dollars cut from public education this year by the 2009-2010 budget passed by the General Assembly (N.C. General Assembly 2009 session, Senate Bill 202)
225 million—amount in dollars of budget cuts in grades 4-12 made by the General Assembly in the current year's budget (Charlotte Observer, March 14, 2010)
3,000—number of teaching positions eliminated in public schools this year by 2009-2010 budget (News & Observer, March 14, 2010)
1.6 billion—amount in dollars of cuts to health and human services this year made by 2009-2010 budget (N.C. General Assembly 2009 session, Senate Bill 202)
155 million—amount in dollars of cuts to mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services this year made by 2009-2010 budget (Ibid)
999 million—amount in dollars to be cut from next year's continuation budget of public education if revenues grow as projected (Ibid)
1.4 billion—amount in dollars to be cut from next year's continuation budget of health and human services if revenues grow as projected (Ibid)
170 million—amount in dollars to be cut from next year's continuation budget of mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services if revenues grow as projected (Ibid)
1 billion—amount revenues are expected to be short of projections at the end of 2009-2010 fiscal year (Charlotte Observer, March 14, 2010)
1 billion-amount in dollars of revenue raised by 2009-2010 temporary tax cuts that will expire in 2011-2012(N.C. Budget and Tax Center, Volume 15, Number 8)
1.4 billion —amount in dollars of federal stimulus funds used to balance the budget in 2009-2010 that will no longer be available in 2011-2012 (Ibid)
2.4 billion-total in dollars of money from temporary tax cut and federal stimulus money that will not be available for 2011-2012 budget (Ibid)
