We talk plenty about the problems with education in North Carolina. There are plenty of challenges. Yet we shouldn’t forget there are good things going on, things that should be highlighted…
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…
The importance of high expectations: Phil Javies of Sugar Creek Charter is a great story from Alex Granados of EdNC. Javies said the key to his success with students is…
You might not think of a teenager stuffing his face with chocolate cake when you hear the words “targeted tax incentives.” But Joe Coletti does make that mental connection. He…
A new Republican majority on the Wake County Board of Commissioners took quick action to reverse some of the previous board’s high-profile, politically motivated decisions. Carolina Journal Associate Editor David…
Drop by the Sugar Creek Charter School for some good news about education in Mecklenburg County.
Karen Welsh’s new Carolina Journal Online exclusive profiles Charlotte’s successful Sugar Creek Charter School. John Hood’s Daily Journal explains that the true cost of government is much larger than the…
Five Durham area public charter schools have had enough of the runaround over money owed them. They’ve sued Durham Public Schools for $1.2 million. From the News & Observer: The…
JLF’s Terry Stoops writes today about the new state budget which, despite claims that it makes “critical investments” in public education, actually attempts to starve public charter schools of funding.…
The House Democrats and their “progressive” leader, Joe Hackney, plan to add a provision to the budget that would allow school systems to withhold certain categories of funds from charter…
Surprise. The geniuses in Raleigh are willing to punt $400m. in federal money rather than lift the arbitrary and capricious 100 school cap on charters in the state. Will Bev…