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Tom Campbell's opinion piece, "We are re-segregating our schools," blames charter schools for "re-segregating" district schools. Using the term segregation, associated with the Jim Crow era ending 65 years ago, is intentional.
Published: Friday, August 9th, 2019 @ 5:30 am
By: Lindalyn Kakadelis
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Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that would allow a low-performing virtual charter school to add students.
Published: Friday, August 2nd, 2019 @ 5:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Despite low performance, NC Virtual Academy may get to raise its enrollment by 20% after the House approved legislation granting the enrollment growth.
Published: Sunday, July 21st, 2019 @ 10:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina continues to see growth in homeschooling, charter schools, and private schools, a recent report from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction says.
Published: Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 @ 10:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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While initial rulings in the Leandro case had nothing directly to do with charter schools, recent discussions are bringing the traditional public school alternative into the conversation.
Published: Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019 @ 11:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. State Board of Education has delayed approval of two charter school applicants, North Raleigh Charter Academy and Wake Preparatory Academy, because of concerns expressed by the Wake County Board of Education and members of the PTA.
Published: Friday, June 21st, 2019 @ 10:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Twelve charter schools sought approval to open in 2020, although the State Board of Education failed to approve two of them after local district officials and PTA members raised concerns.
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2019 @ 4:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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At the end of the 2010-11 school year, the state had 99 charter schools that enrolled around 41,200 children, and thousands of children remained on waitlists, hoping to be among the lucky few selected in an enrollment lottery.
Published: Friday, May 24th, 2019 @ 4:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan resolution May 14 celebrating the 20th anniversary of National Charter School Week.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 10:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Raleigh Charter High School is one of the top schools in the country, but it’s not what one would call a typical public school.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 3:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Critics of charter schools argue school-choice programs, like charter schools, siphon money and resources from traditional public schools.
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2019 @ 12:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate, in a 33-11 vote, approved a bill giving charter school operators the option to bypass local county commissioners in winning approval of charter facility bonds.
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2019 @ 11:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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More than 500,000 N.C. students won’t be in class May 1 as school districts across the state close so teachers can attend a planned rally in downtown Raleigh.
Published: Sunday, May 12th, 2019 @ 9:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Despite objections from Democrats, the Senate Rules Committee passed a bill giving charter schools another avenue for approval of private bonds to pay for or refinance their facilities.
Published: Sunday, May 12th, 2019 @ 10:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Community leaders, school choice advocates, and religious leaders gathered at Next Generation Academy on Monday, April 15, in support of a bill to help charter schools cover the cost of getting students to their classrooms.
Published: Sunday, May 5th, 2019 @ 11:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Last week the News & Observer reported that Wake County Public Schools (WCPSS) grew by a mere 42 students
Published: Sunday, January 6th, 2019 @ 2:05 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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On Friday, December 21st Gov. Cooper vetoed House Bill 1029, a technical corrections bill which among other things, would have made municipal charter school employees eligible for state benefits.
Published: Monday, December 24th, 2018 @ 8:29 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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LGM Enterprises, LLC, an aviation company that operates the Fly Exclusive jet charter service, will create 145 jobs and launch a company to paint and refurbish aircraft at the North Carolina Global TransPark, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Thursday, December 20th, 2018 @ 11:30 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Kevin Hart lost his dream job as Oscar host, we're told, because he didn't follow the Academy's demand to apologize for his insensitive comments about homosexuality.
Published: Thursday, December 20th, 2018 @ 12:51 pm
By: Daily Wire
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It’s hard to feel good about the following headline: “Charter school closing due to poor performance.”
Published: Wednesday, December 19th, 2018 @ 6:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Opponents of school choice in North Carolina are attacking the curricula in private schools
Published: Monday, December 3rd, 2018 @ 8:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When it comes to giving parents more control over where their children attend elementary and secondary school, North Carolina has become a national leader
Published: Sunday, November 25th, 2018 @ 1:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina has won a federal grant totaling $23.6 million over five years to expand charter school opportunities
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2018 @ 1:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As he campaigned for the Republican presidential nomination in the winter of 1999, then-Gov. George W. Bush delivered his memorable "soft bigotry of low expectations" speech before the Latino Business Association in Los Angeles.
Published: Thursday, September 27th, 2018 @ 1:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In North Carolina, state law empowers county commissions to oversee school facilities and the collection and appropriation of local tax dollars to school districts
Published: Monday, September 17th, 2018 @ 6:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2017-18 school performance grades are in, and it’s mixed bag of good news and bad. Meanwhile, education leaders continue to promise improvements in academic performance
Published: Monday, September 17th, 2018 @ 3:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As elementary and secondary schools open their doors across North Carolina for the 2018-19 academic year, the cumulative effects of some 20 years of school-choice initiatives are impossible to miss
Published: Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 @ 7:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and State Superintendent Mark Johnson shared thoughts on education reform during a Tuesday, June 26, kickoff event for a new education nonprofit organization, Grow Great NC
Published: Tuesday, July 10th, 2018 @ 10:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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N.C. State University professors Anna Egalite and Stephen Porter find new recipients of Opportunity Scholarships scored significantly higher than their public school counterparts in math, reading, and language arts.
Published: Sunday, July 8th, 2018 @ 12:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A recent study by the League of Women Voters reported "77 percent of private schools receiving vouchers are using curricula that do not comply with state standards, leaving many students unprepared for college-level coursework or careers in certain fields."
Published: Saturday, July 7th, 2018 @ 8:46 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Four towns in Mecklenburg County can open and run their own charter schools apart from the local board of education
Published: Monday, June 18th, 2018 @ 10:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Bill 514/Session Law 2018-3 would allow four Mecklenburg County municipalities – Cornelius, Huntersville, Matthews, and Mint Hill – to undertake the charter school application process and, if successful, operate charter schools with their jurisdictions
Published: Friday, June 8th, 2018 @ 4:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Bill 514, which would allow four cities in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district to create and run their own charter schools, passed its initial vote in the Senate, 30-20
Published: Tuesday, June 5th, 2018 @ 4:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill allowing a few towns to operate their own charter schools is closer to becoming law
Published: Tuesday, June 5th, 2018 @ 12:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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