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Joy Pullmann writes for the Federalist about a significant education development in one Western community. Merit Academy of Woodland Park, Colorado, opened on Aug. 23 in a buoyant ceremony featuring…
Following Gov. Roy Cooper’s announcement Wednesday that his updated guidance urges public schools to require kids in grades K-8 to wear face masks indoors when the new term begins, I…
We know that the issues that confront public school parents and local taxpayers vary from one school district to another. School board races highlight specific local concerns about property taxes,…
View in your browser. Welcome Do North Carolina classrooms look like the planet Gideon from Season 3, Episode 16 of Star Trek? Bulletin Board Learn. The John Locke Foundation and…
John Hood’s column today is on education, and specifically how school choice makes it easier for parents to avoid the “middle-school plunge” by having their children in schools that run…
Later this week we’ll learn whether the state will approve or kill the application for a Chapel Hill public charter school that aims at helping kids that aren’t achieving in…
The Durham City Council has now joined with the Durham school board in opposing the application of a public charter school that seeks approval to operate a school focusing on…
Carolina Journal’s Dan Way writes about the vehement opposition to a public charter school proposed for Chapel Hill. The proposal comes from the daughter of first African-American Chapel Hill Mayor Howard…
View in your browser. Welcome This week the N.C. Public Charter Schools Advisory Council will review 27 "fast track" charter school applications. The Howard and Lillian Lee Scholars Charter School…
It is too early to tell whether state intervention succeeded or failed to raise student achievement in struggling Halifax County. According to a News & Observer story, “Scores increased at…
RALEIGH — The John Locke Foundation has honored Baker Mitchell, founder of the 750-student Charter Day School in Brunswick County, for his efforts to promote the “advancement of freedom.” Mr.…
The press conference on the report is just starting, but some quick reaction based on what was pre-released: Very interesting. Both pluses and minuses. On the positive side, a serious…