Tag Archives: Charter Schools

NC’s explosive charter school demand outgrowing original method of funding

Posted on October 24, 2021 by A.P. Dillon

Demand for school choice has state-level education officials talking about how charter schools have outgrown their original funding model. Continue reading →

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#WCPSS Updates: Enrollment wanes, EdCamp Equity, Board member lie caught on camera, Green Hope fights to keep Dance

Posted on February 23, 2020 by A.P. Dillon

WCPSS Updates this time include Enrollment waning, EdCamp Equity highlights, a board member lie caught on camera and Green Hope fights to keep Dance classes. Continue reading →

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#WCPSS Updates: War on Charters, Revisionist History, a threat and an injured student

Posted on December 15, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

Of note in this issue: the board’s continued attack on charter schools, the revisionist history in our schools, a threat to a school and an injured student and a Jim Martin classic. Continue reading →

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#NCED Updates: MVP Math Fight, Charter Approvals and WCPSS ‘Diversity’ Plans

Posted on June 18, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

In this edition of NCED Updates: MVP math in Wake County, Charter School Advisory Board approved more charters, Wake County policy changes, and an episode of ‘when anti-school choice mouthpieces attack’. Continue reading →

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#NCED Updates: New Board Members, Calendar Flexibility & Free Speech

Posted on October 11, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

Some quick hits in North Carolina education news this time around include appointments to the State Board of Education, Calendar flexibility for counties hit by Hurricane Florence and a big charter school grant. Continue reading →

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NC Supt. Picks Former Charter Headmaster as Chief of Staff

Posted on October 1, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

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 →