Category Archives: School Choice

#NCED Updates: Media Attacks Low-Income Student Scholarships, Wake County Still A Hot Mess and SAT ‘Adversity Scores’

Posted on May 20, 2019 by

In this edition of NC Education Updates: Charlotte Observer attacks low-income student scholarship fund changes, Wake County Public Schools is still a hot mess and what parents and students need to know about The College Board’s new “adversity scores.” Continue reading →

Advertisements
Posted in EDUCATION, NC Ed Updates, School Choice, Wake County School Board | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

School Choice Advocate Hits WRAL Owners on Editorial Attacking Low-Income Scholarship

Posted on May 16, 2019 by

The following is from Mike Long, President of Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina, in response to the Capitol Broadcasting Company’s editorial, Private school vouchers to be even more open to corruption, waste. Continue reading →

Posted in EDUCATION, LL1885, Parental Rights, School Choice | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Gov. Cooper Calls Over 100k Students And Their Families Racists

Posted on December 27, 2018 by

With his latest veto (which is veto number 28, by the way) it is time for our periodic reminder that NC’s Democratic Governor Roy Cooper hates school choice – and by school choice, I do mean all school choice. Continue reading →

Posted in EDUCATION, LL1885, Roy Cooper, School Choice, Wake County School Board | Tagged , ,

NC Supt. Picks Former Charter Headmaster as Chief of Staff

Posted on October 1, 2018 by

North Carolina Superintendent Mark Johnson has chosen the former headmaster of a top-ranked North Carolina public charter school to be his chief of staff. Continue reading →

Posted in EDUCATION, NC DPI, School Choice | Tagged , , ,

#NCED Updates – 3 SBE Resignations, 2 Out At DPI & Durham tries to Deplatform Charter Schools

Posted on August 13, 2018 by

There was a lot of big news in NC Education last week. Three members of the State Board of Education tendered resignations, while two employees at the Department of Public Instruction ‘left’.  Also, the radical Durham City Council tried out a test case for deplatforming school choice in their district and much more. Continue reading →

Posted in Common Core, EDUCATION, June Atkinson, LL1885, NC DPI, NC Ed Updates, NCAE, Organize2020, School Choice | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment