If you think North Carolina is alone in fighting the good fight against an explosion of unregulated charter schools, you would be wrong. Unfortunately, traditional public schools in many states are under siege. Some groups in Washington State are not sitting idly by: “A coalition of parents, educators, and community groups has filed a Complaint […]
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Charter School Overhaul Making Progress in Delawa...
Charter school overhaul is making progess in Delaware–after bankruptcies. Delaware’s House Bill 165 is designed to improve charter school accountability, raises the standards for new charter schools and appropriates new state funding. The proposed Senate Bill 337, NC Public Charter School Board further reduces the span of control of the Superintendent of Public Instruction by creating […]
Legislators’ ‘Fixes’ for Public Education May inflict Irreparable Dama...
From the Wilmington Star News: “For a group of politicians who claim they want to strengthen our public schools, the Honorables have a strange way of going about it. In their world, better public schools can be had only by siphoning off students and money into charter and private schools, and by eliminating the cap […]
Charter Schools Can Bring Big Profi...
From Wilmington area reporter Ann McAdams: WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – The state legislature lifted the cap on public charter schools last year, which used to limit the number of charter schools to 100. Charter schools are essentially privately run schools – funded by public dollars. In our area there are four – Cape Fear Center […]