Raleigh Charter High School is one of the top schools in the country, but it’s not what one would call a typical public school.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 3:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Critics of charter schools argue school-choice programs, like charter schools, siphon money and resources from traditional public schools.
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2019 @ 12:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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More than 500,000 N.C. students won’t be in class May 1 as school districts across the state close so teachers can attend a planned rally in downtown Raleigh.
Published: Sunday, May 12th, 2019 @ 9:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Despite objections from Democrats, the Senate Rules Committee passed a bill giving charter schools another avenue for approval of private bonds to pay for or refinance their facilities.
Published: Sunday, May 12th, 2019 @ 10:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Community leaders, school choice advocates, and religious leaders gathered at Next Generation Academy on Monday, April 15, in support of a bill to help charter schools cover the cost of getting students to their classrooms.
Published: Sunday, May 5th, 2019 @ 11:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Last week the News & Observer reported that Wake County Public Schools (WCPSS) grew by a mere 42 students
Published: Sunday, January 6th, 2019 @ 2:05 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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On Friday, December 21st Gov. Cooper vetoed House Bill 1029, a technical corrections bill which among other things, would have made municipal charter school employees eligible for state benefits.
Published: Monday, December 24th, 2018 @ 8:29 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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It’s hard to feel good about the following headline: “Charter school closing due to poor performance.”
Published: Wednesday, December 19th, 2018 @ 6:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Opponents of school choice in North Carolina are attacking the curricula in private schools
Published: Monday, December 3rd, 2018 @ 8:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When it comes to giving parents more control over where their children attend elementary and secondary school, North Carolina has become a national leader
Published: Sunday, November 25th, 2018 @ 1:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina has won a federal grant totaling $23.6 million over five years to expand charter school opportunities
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2018 @ 1:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In North Carolina, state law empowers county commissions to oversee school facilities and the collection and appropriation of local tax dollars to school districts
Published: Monday, September 17th, 2018 @ 6:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2017-18 school performance grades are in, and it’s mixed bag of good news and bad. Meanwhile, education leaders continue to promise improvements in academic performance
Published: Monday, September 17th, 2018 @ 3:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As elementary and secondary schools open their doors across North Carolina for the 2018-19 academic year, the cumulative effects of some 20 years of school-choice initiatives are impossible to miss
Published: Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 @ 7:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and State Superintendent Mark Johnson shared thoughts on education reform during a Tuesday, June 26, kickoff event for a new education nonprofit organization, Grow Great NC
Published: Tuesday, July 10th, 2018 @ 10:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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N.C. State University professors Anna Egalite and Stephen Porter find new recipients of Opportunity Scholarships scored significantly higher than their public school counterparts in math, reading, and language arts.
Published: Sunday, July 8th, 2018 @ 12:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A recent study by the League of Women Voters reported "77 percent of private schools receiving vouchers are using curricula that do not comply with state standards, leaving many students unprepared for college-level coursework or careers in certain fields."
Published: Saturday, July 7th, 2018 @ 8:46 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Four towns in Mecklenburg County can open and run their own charter schools apart from the local board of education
Published: Monday, June 18th, 2018 @ 10:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Bill 514/Session Law 2018-3 would allow four Mecklenburg County municipalities – Cornelius, Huntersville, Matthews, and Mint Hill – to undertake the charter school application process and, if successful, operate charter schools with their jurisdictions
Published: Friday, June 8th, 2018 @ 4:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Bill 514, which would allow four cities in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district to create and run their own charter schools, passed its initial vote in the Senate, 30-20
Published: Tuesday, June 5th, 2018 @ 4:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill allowing a few towns to operate their own charter schools is closer to becoming law
Published: Tuesday, June 5th, 2018 @ 12:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Democrats and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials are claiming a bill allowing municipalities to create charter schools would only lead to financial complications and legal conundrums
Published: Thursday, May 24th, 2018 @ 9:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lawmakers want to give virtual charter schools more time to improve student performance as the four year pilot program nears completion
Published: Friday, May 4th, 2018 @ 1:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Charter schools have flourished in North Carolina since 2011, when the General Assembly removed the statewide cap of 100. Along with the rest of the country, though, that growth recently has started to slow
Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2018 @ 9:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sen. Jerry Tillman, R-Randolph, posed a question summing up the sometimes tense relationship between charter schools and traditional public schools
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2018 @ 9:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Do Charlotte's Charter Schools Segregate?
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2018 @ 5:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Enough is enough, say school voucher advocates who want a three-judge Superior Court panel to dismiss Gov. Roy Cooper's lawsuit against North Carolina's Opportunity Scholarship program
Published: Friday, February 9th, 2018 @ 2:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Recently the respected web site Education Next highlighted a new study by Sarah Cordes of Temple University which looked at charter schools and their spillover effects on neighboring non-charter students.
Published: Saturday, January 27th, 2018 @ 10:52 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Since National School Choice Week began in 2011, North Carolina has become a leader in expanding educational opportunities
Published: Thursday, January 25th, 2018 @ 12:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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At the heart of Tuesday’s school choice rally, organized by the North Carolina Association for Public Charter Schools, was a celebration of student achievement through educational opportunity
Published: Wednesday, January 24th, 2018 @ 12:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Charter School Money Drain Blame Game
Published: Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018 @ 10:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Charter schools offer opportunities to experiment with innovative policies and find what works best to improve academic performance, says one education scholar, and model programs allow educators to do just that
Published: Monday, January 15th, 2018 @ 11:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Complacency Puts N.C. Charter School Movement At Risk
Published: Saturday, December 30th, 2017 @ 1:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Thursday, state education officials released 2016-17 accountability results for all North Carolina district and charter schools.
Published: Friday, December 29th, 2017 @ 3:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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