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On Sept. 7, the North Carolina State Board of Education approved a new policy entitled “Funding and Accountability for Charter Schools” in an effort to exert more authority over charter school funding.
Published: Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 @ 1:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Cooper is warning others to oppose the expansion of the Opportunity Scholarship Program because he thinks private schools lack accountability
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 @ 6:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Opponents of school choice claim that private schools are unaccountable because they don’t have to satisfy every testing mandate required of traditional public schools, yet private schools are subject to the highest standard of accountability: parents
Published: Thursday, June 8th, 2023 @ 11:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Council of State meets once a month to deliver updates on state agencies. The council is made up of ten elected leaders of departments within the executive branch, plus the Governor, Lt. Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Treasurer, and the State Auditor.
Published: Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 @ 10:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. legislature passed the Accountability and Fair Play in Athletics on Wednesday, Nov. 17. The conference report for this bill is one of several policy measures working its way quickly through committees as lawmakers look to wrap up a drawn-out legislative session.
Published: Sunday, December 5th, 2021 @ 4:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Department of Public Instruction released the 2018-19 state accountability results this week.
Published: Tuesday, September 17th, 2019 @ 5:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The University of North Carolina System is governed by confusion, and the problem is as much systemic as it is situational.
Published: Thursday, April 25th, 2019 @ 9:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Flexibility was the word of the day in a meeting of the Joint Legislative Task Force on Education Finance Reform
Published: Saturday, February 3rd, 2018 @ 9:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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You've heard the claims: charter schools take money and resources from public schools, have little accountability and don't perform as well as their public school counterparts
Published: Sunday, October 29th, 2017 @ 6:01 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Lawmakers and education scholars Monday night debated whether the state should sharpen its focus when overseeing tax-funded charter and private schools
Published: Sunday, October 22nd, 2017 @ 1:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Improving School Accountability In North Carolina
Published: Saturday, December 31st, 2016 @ 11:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The way East Carolina University's medical students serve the communities of North Carolina is earning international recognition for the Brody School of Medicine
Published: Sunday, July 24th, 2016 @ 5:36 am
By: ECU News Services
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Last week, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction released student performance data for all schools and school districts in the state. The release included school performance grades, end-of-course and end-of-grade achievement level results, school accountability growth data, the 4-year and...
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 @ 3:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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School accountability comes in two forms -- parental choice and testing.
Published: Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 @ 4:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Standardized testing for public school students concluded last month, but the debate about the state's accountability system continues.
Published: Thursday, July 17th, 2014 @ 12:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Few pieces of education legislation filed this year have been subject to more debate than House Bill 944: Opportunity Scholarship Act.
Published: Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 @ 4:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Charter schools are tuition-free public schools that have more freedom than district-run public schools, but are required to meet certain state regulations, such as participation in the accountability program, the ABCs of Public Education.
Published: Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 @ 3:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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School accountability comes in two forms. Either parents keep schools accountable by "voting with their feet" or states compel public school districts to administer standardized tests.
Published: Thursday, September 20th, 2012 @ 2:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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