charter schools

A new poll by Washington-based Center for Education Reform shows North Carolinians want more school choice, more charter schools and more options for authorizing charter schools. ... Keep Reading

School choice in North Carolina has taken a major hit. Superior Court Judge Abraham Jones recently barred a virtual charter school from operating. NC Learns, a non-profit ... Keep Reading

Four of the Five County Commissioners in Durham County are asking the State Board of Education to stop approving charter schools until the General Assembly requires them to provide ... Keep Reading

Last night the House passed charter school legislation (SB-8) on a largely party-line vote.  The bill also increased the number of  charter schools which may be added in a given ... Keep Reading

SB 8 approved this morning by the House Finance Committee has lots of problems.  One of the biggest is that it requires charter schools to  provide transportation and lunch ... Keep Reading

Education Next has an informative article about how New Orleans is not only rebuilding its schools but reshaping how they are governed. Five years after the devastation of ... Keep Reading

Republicans on the House Education Committee defeated several Democratic-sponsored amendments to a new Proposed Committee Substitute (PCS) to SB – 8, a bill to expand the number of ... Keep Reading

As expected, members approved a Proposed Committee Substitute (PCS) Amendment at this morning's  meeting of the House Education Committee.  The bill, not yet available online,  ... Keep Reading

Republicans will have a committee substitute for SB8 ready for the House Education Committee hearing Tuesday at 10:00. It will be an attempt to address some of the concerns of ... Keep Reading

As legislation to remove the cap on charter schools movesw forward, charter school opponents continue to voice their objections to the bill. One of the most common complaints is ... Keep Reading