RALEIGH — The N.C. Coalition for Charter Schools has joined a lawsuit seeking to block regulations imposed on the federal Charter Schools Program by the Biden administration’s Department of Education. The lawsuit said the U.S. […]
RALEIGH — David Machado will be departing his role as the Director of the NC Office of Charter Schools to take a job with Charter Schools USA (CSUSA). Machado announced the news in a June […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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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