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Yesterday the State Senate approved major charter school legislation. HB 618, passed by the Senate on a straight party-line vote, transfers the right to authorize charter schools from the State Board of Education to the newly-created, Charter School Review Board.
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 @ 1:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Major charter school legislation moved a step closer to reality on Wednesday as the Senate Education committee approved HB 618 by a party-line voice vote.
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 @ 8:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case involving Wake Forest's decision in 2020 to block construction of a new charter school in town.
Published: Saturday, May 6th, 2023 @ 8:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 in favor of Wake Forest in the town's legal dispute over a new charter school.
Published: Friday, July 22nd, 2022 @ 3:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On July 1, the U.S. Department of Education announced the new rules for the federal Charter Schools Program.
Published: Friday, July 15th, 2022 @ 11:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal lawsuit challenging a North Carolina charter school’s dress code will head back to a trial court.
Published: Monday, August 16th, 2021 @ 4:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The U.S. House Appropriations Committee voted to cut $40 million from the federal Charter Schools Program, in a major policy shift away from the bipartisan support that charter schools have enjoyed in recent years.
Published: Friday, August 6th, 2021 @ 3:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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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While teacher pay raises headlined education issues during North Carolina's 2016-17 legislative session, several other key policy changes were packed into the K-12 agenda, including measures that will provide performance-based bonuses for top educators across the state
Published: Thursday, July 7th, 2016 @ 9:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Over the next three months, Lt. Governor Dan Forest will lead a task force with the goal of devising a strategy to increase Hispanic awareness of school choice opportunities
Published: Saturday, May 28th, 2016 @ 11:00 am
By: Christopher Maye
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In a 4-3 decision, the NC Supreme Court ruled that the Opportunity Scholarship Program, which provides vouchers to low-income families, is constitutional. Obviously I am pleased with the outcome, but I am even happier about the timing. The expected release date for the next batch of Supreme Court...
Published: Friday, September 11th, 2015 @ 3:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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While charter schools continue to attract students and expand in record numbers, the current legislative session can best be described as a mixed bag for the 148 charter schools and 64,000 students who attend them.
Published: Monday, August 3rd, 2015 @ 9:27 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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An advocacy group has raised concerns about a nine-month old law that they say places an undue financial hardship on some charter schools.
Published: Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 @ 2:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some members of the Wake County Board of Education have joined the list of education policymakers hoping to find the same flexibility for traditional public schools that charter schools enjoy, though some school choice supporters are suspicious of the board members' motives.
Published: Monday, January 26th, 2015 @ 5:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Of the 26 new public charter schools given preliminary approval to open in fall 2014, two were spearheaded by the Accelerator Program operated by Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2013 @ 3:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Amid pushback from charter schools and concerns about violations of constitutional separation of powers, a Senate bill creating an independent public...
Published: Thursday, June 27th, 2013 @ 4:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Sen. Gladys Robinson is posing a question that has been popular among charter school advocates for years.
Published: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 @ 11:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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