The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools says the House of Representatives’ tax reform plan threatens the ability of charter schools to fund building projects through lower-cost lending programs. H.R. 1 removes public charter schools from qualifying for three programs: New Market Tax Credits, Private Activity Bonds, and Qualified Zone Academy Bonds. “This is devastating [...]
Evergreen Community Charter School is hosting six Guatemalan teachers through Dec. 8th to share educational practices and knowledge as they create a new school for families living around the Guatemala City garbage dump. Safe Passage is a nonprofit organization that has been working “to empower the poorest, at-risk children of families working in the community [...]
An outstanding example in North Carolina is Henderson Collegiate Charter in Henderson, which serves primarily students from low-income families. Last year 89 percent of its students tested at or above grade, a level well above the all-school average for North Carolina. In Charlotte, Sugar Creek Charter, 94 percent of whose students are from low-income families, [...]
If students in charter schools perform no better on standardized tests, all other things being held equal, than their peers in district-run public schools, should North Carolina limit or stop the growth of charter schools? This is an important question facing policymakers in our state. Similar questions face policymakers elsewhere. While charter-school enrollment remains only [...]
A controversial state plan for charter takeover of a struggling Robeson County elementary earned a rude reception from many residents and public officials in recent weeks, but the local newspaper writes in an editorial that local opposition to the Innovative School District is “weakening.” Members of the Robeson Board of Education have until February to [...]
North East Carolina Prep School, Edgecombe County's only charter school, is a recipient of a new Coding and Mobile App Development Grant program awarded through the N.C. department of Public Instruction. North East Carolina Prep will receive $36,000 as its portion of the grant money. William Etheridge, executive director at North East Carolina Prep, said [...]
Today, Gov. Roy Cooper named 21 new appointees to various state boards and commissions, including the North Carolina Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services and the North Carolina Sedimentation Control Commission. “I appreciate these North Carolinians offering their time and expertise to serve their communities and our state in these important [...]
