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An advocacy group has raised concerns about a nine-month old law that they say places an undue financial hardship on some charter schools.
Published: Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 @ 2:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Minority Leader Larry Hall's bill imposing new financial accountability measures on charter schools is regulatory overkill that will hinder the schools' operation, critics warn.
Published: Saturday, March 14th, 2015 @ 11:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Her son has yet to turn 3, but Kamala Massey of Raleigh already is exploring alternatives to traditional public schools as she determines what's in his best educational interest.
Published: Saturday, January 31st, 2015 @ 10:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Her son has yet to turn 3, but Kamala Massey of Raleigh already is exploring alternatives to traditional public schools as she determines what's in his best educational interest.
Published: Wednesday, January 28th, 2015 @ 2:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some members of the Wake County Board of Education have joined the list of education policymakers hoping to find the same flexibility for traditional public schools that charter schools enjoy, though some school choice supporters are suspicious of the board members' motives.
Published: Monday, January 26th, 2015 @ 5:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The bulk of the 62 charter school applicants hoping to open their doors in the fall of 2015 will continue to be in the more metropolitan areas of North Carolina, concentrated in the Charlotte, Piedmont Triad, and Research Triangle sections of the state.
Published: Sunday, February 2nd, 2014 @ 10:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill to create an independent Public Charter Schools Board represents an unprecedented attempt to supplant the power of the State Board of Education...
Published: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 @ 8:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Virtual charter schools and other distance-learning options would be unshackled from the legal-political bind in which they remain idled if Lt. Gov.-elect Dan Forest has his way.
Published: Thursday, December 27th, 2012 @ 9:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Demand for new charter schools in the Tar Heel State has surged following the enactment of a bill approved by the N.C. General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Bev Perdue in 2011 that lifted the 100-school cap.
Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 @ 2:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Education officials and advocacy groups are pondering ways to better use those swollen waiting rolls for practical and policy applications.
Published: Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 @ 9:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A citizen watchdog says the Durham County school board's rush to oppose a science and technology-based charter school has deprived the public of sufficient review and input.
Published: Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 @ 4:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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