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Interesting and informative piece by Alex Granados about the Innovative School District (ISD) and the first school the state board of education voted to include, which is in Robeson County. Our…
Today, the N.C. State Board of Education (SBE) announced that Dr. Eric Hall, president and CEO of Communities In Schools of North Carolina, was hired to lead the new Achievement…
As part of Extra Session 4, Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly introduced House Bill 17: Modify Certain Appointments/Employment. The bill would grant the incoming Superintendent of Public Instruction,…
Winston-Salem Journal ponders the possibility that a Winston-Salem-Forsyth County School could be part of new Achievement School District, in which five of the state’s lowest-performing schools will be converted to…
North Carolina has scrapped to its public charter school cap, increased funding for school vouchers targeting low-income and special-needs students, and created a new Achievement School District to boost the…
Kari Travis reports on the N.C. Senate’s approval of a bill to create a new Achievement School District to run failing elementary schools. John Hood’s Daily Journal explains why North…
Interesting debate in Sunday’s N&R Ideas section over HB 1080, which would create an Achievement School District. Reps. Jon Hardister and Cecil Brockman–a Republican and a Democrat respectively—make the case…
Some lawmakers hope to boost student performance at five of North Carolina’s worst-performing public schools by grouping them together in a new Achievement School District. Terry Stoops explains the concept…
Kari Travis reports for Carolina Journal Online on the progress of a bill to create an Achievement School District in North Carolina. John Hood’s Daily Journal counters conspiracy theories about…
Conservatives should support achievement districts
A bill moving through the North Carolina General Assembly that aggressively addresses the long standing and now critical problem of failing public schools. House Bill 1080, sponsored by Rep. Rob…
Jason Russell reports for the Washington Examiner on states that have created “turnaround” districts to address failing public schools. State governments have become increasingly impatient with failing schools over the…