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June 26, 2022

Charter Schools

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DILLINGHAM: The Charter School experiment

May 10, 2022 Rhonda Dillingham

At what point is an experiment considered a success?   To determine success, the scientific method is the standard used to validate results, beginning with identifying the problem and forming a hypothesis to developing an experiment, […]

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KAKADELIS: The charter school movement is at a crossroads

May 9, 2022 Lindalyn Kakadelis

This week is National Charter Schools Week, and North Carolina’s public charter school movement stands at a crossroads.  There’s no internal question about where public charter schools should go from here — it’s full-steam ahead […]

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Cooper vetoes NC bill altering charter schools board makeup

August 24, 2021 Associated Press

RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed legislation on Monday that would slightly rework the state panel that recommends whether charter schools can open or should be shuttered. Currently two of the 11 voting […]

Opinion

LONG: Parents want choice in education, not systems with union priorities

August 18, 2021 Mike Long

It’s no secret that COVID-19 has upended nearly every aspect of our lives. But what may surprise many North Carolinians is the pandemic’s impact on education in our state. Newly released figures from the state […]

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NC’s charter school law turned 25 this month

June 30, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — It was standing room only at a press conference commemorating the North Carolina law that opened up the state to charter schools 25 years ago this month. On June 21, 1996, the “Charter […]

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WOODARD, AGGARWAL, and SLOCUM: Charter schools spur achievement and choice — not segregation

June 16, 2021 JoAnne Woodard, Sandeep Aggarwal, and Eugene Slocum

Claims that public charter schools encourage segregation grow louder every day. According to a recent John Locke Foundation/Civitas poll, nearly 23% of North Carolina voters cite de facto segregation as “the most convincing reason” to […]

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KAKADELIS: During COVID, NC charter schools are helping to lead the way

May 20, 2021 Lindalyn Kakadelis

Much has been written about pandemic impacts over the past year as educators and students were pushed to pivot and perform in ways no one had planned. It was, as The New York Times noted, […]

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Bill adopts recommendations to fast-track replication of high-quality charter schools

May 12, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Following recommendations from the N.C. Office of Charter Schools and the state’s Charter Schools Advisory Board, a bill has been filed that would fast-track applications that replicate existing high-quality charter schools. House Bill […]

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NC public charter schools saw enrollment increase last fall; vast majority have waitlists

April 21, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A draft of the annual charter schools report showed increases in enrollment last fall with a high percentage of schools reporting waitlists. At a meeting of the N.C. Charter School Advisory Board (CSAB), […]

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Report: Nearly 23% of public school students are “at-risk” for academic failure for 2020-21

March 3, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A report that says nearly 23% of public school students and just over 9% of public charter schools students are at-risk for academic failure this school year is headed to lawmakers. The report […]

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