RALEIGH — For the first time during his tenure as North Carolina’s governor, Roy Cooper has issued a proclamation supporting School Choice Week. The N.C. Association for Public Charter Schools, led by Rhonda Dillingham, has […]
RALEIGH — The 11th annual National School Choice Week kicked off on Jan. 23 and runs through Jan. 29. Some 830 events celebrating student and school choice are scheduled to take place across North Carolina […]
Every policymaker, school administrator, teacher, and parent ought to be able to agree on one thing — our common goal for K-12 education is to equip the next generation of North Carolinians with the tools […]
North Carolina has more than 1.4 million K-12 students — which one is yours? Is your child the rare student with a natural appreciation for Shakespeare’s literary prowess? Does your child feel trapped in her […]
We live in an era of deep division and hyper-partisanship. To borrow a cliché, it is what it is. That is why it is so encouraging to see an issue where North Carolinians broadly come […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) wants to end indoctrination in the classroom and fund students, not systems. Bishop recently introduced two bills to that end. “If a school doesn’t have your […]
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 […]
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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