Northampton County is the only majority-choice county in North Carolina, with 57% enrolled in private, home, and public charter schools School choice is not an urban or suburban phenomenon. Of…
What accounted for the extraordinary net decrease in public school students? A cursory review of the data offers few patterns or common characteristics of note.
The following are data published by the NC Department of Public Instruction. Public School Unit Name Allocations (as of August 14, 2020) Alamance-Burlington Schools $ 9,630,194 Alexander County Schools $ …
Last week, Gov. Roy Cooper pulled $50 million from reserve accounts and funds set aside for summer reading camps (which will not occur this summer for obvious reasons). Districts and…
It seems that politicians and the media can’t stop talking about teacher pay. The claim that the average teacher salary will reach $50,000 this year has been the subject of…
In their recently published study, “What Can We Learn from Charter School Lotteries?” Julia Chabrier, Sarah Cohodes, and Philip Oreopoulos take a closer look at students who have and have…
View in your browser. Welcome Yesterday, the North Carolina the State Board of Education sent a letter to the Halifax Board of Education declaring that state education officials "will take…
U.S. News and World Report released their annual list of top high schools. The following are the top 20 high schools in North Carolina: Raleigh Charter High School (Charter school)…
View in your browser. Welcome Since the release of grades based on the state’s new school performance grade system, the mainstream media and liberal advocacy organizations have focused on the…
Mathematica Policy Research just published a study of KIPP charter schools, “KIPP Middle Schools: Impacts on Achievement and Other Outcomes.” Researchers found that students enrolled in KIPP middle schools had…
Opponents of charter schools often argue that charter public schools owe their success to parents who are motivated enough to exercise a school choice option. According to this account, charter…
View in browser. Welcome As the traditional school year begins and school buses hit the road, I encourage everyone to drive safely. If you are driving on a…