PEFNC Perspectives

Teachers' Union Expresses "No Confidence" in Race to the Top
July 12, 2010
| Posted in Charter Schools, | Posted in Funding, | Posted in Policy and Politics
The federal Race to the Top competition and North Carolina’s failure to acquire first-round funding has created quite a stir over the past couple of months.
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School Spotlight: Christian Faith Center Academy, Creedmoor
July 1, 2010
| Posted in Nonpublic Schools, | Posted in Parental School Choice, | Posted in Quality
 Christian Faith Center Academy (CFC Academy) was founded in 1989 by Christian Faith Center Inc., a non-denominational and independent 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, under the leadership of Dr. Mack and Pastor Brenda Timberlake. Since its founding, the Academy has remained committed to...
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North Carolina's Graduation Crisis
June 18, 2010
| Posted in Accountability, | Posted in Education Establishment, | Posted in Graduation Rate, | Posted in Parental School Choice
This week Education Week and the Editorial Projects in Education (EPE) Research Center released the 2010 Diplomas Count study on national graduation rates. The results for North Carolina were worse than reported to the U.S. Department of Education in recent years, and those figures were already bad.
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Incubating a Plan for Success
June 7, 2010
| Posted in Accountability, | Posted in Achievement Gap, | Posted in Charter Schools, | Posted in Education Establishment, | Posted in Graduation Rate, | Posted in NC Public Schools, | Posted in Policy and Politics
In this editorial, The Charlotte Observer falls just short of applauding the state's eleventh hour legislative scheme to get Race to the Top funds, while criticizing charter schools for failing to become "incubators for innovation that traditional public schools could emulate to boost...
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School Spotlight: Hope Elementary Charter, Raleigh
May 17, 2010
| Posted in Achievement Gap, | Posted in Charter Schools, | Posted in Parental School Choice, | Posted in Quality
Hope Elementary Principal Richard Rubin “wanted to do something different” after leaving the New York public school system, and as he says, “this is different.”   With only 120 students, this small K-5 charter school in Raleigh has the freedom to implement innovative...
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We Need Your Voice
May 5, 2010
| Posted in About Us, | Posted in Achievement Gap, | Posted in Equal Opportunity, | Posted in Graduation Rate
 A couple of weeks ago, we asked our Charlotte-area supporters to come out and voice their opinion and concerns on North Carolina’s K-12 education achievement gap – and turn out they did!
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Message from PEFNC President, Darrell Allison
April 20, 2010
| Posted in Achievement Gap, | Posted in Charter Schools, | Posted in Events, | Posted in General, | Posted in Graduation Rate, | Posted in NC Public Schools, | Posted in Nonpublic Schools, | Posted in Parental School Choice
Here at Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina (PEFNC), our mission is to inform parents and citizens of the benefits of expanded educational options, and we seek to empower parents to exercise the freedom to meet their children’s needs. In short, PEFNC seeks to find real solutions...
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School Spotlight: Brisbane Academy, Charlotte
April 12, 2010
| Posted in Achievement Gap, | Posted in Equal Opportunity, | Posted in Graduation Rate, | Posted in Nonpublic Schools, | Posted in Quality
Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, Brisbane Academy Preparatory School is an independent, nonprofit, private college preparatory school serving grades pre-K through 12.
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Charter Cap Slows N.C.'s Race
March 30, 2010
| Posted in Charter Schools, | Posted in Fiscal Impact, | Posted in Other States
Winners of Phase 1 of the federal “Race to the Top” grant were announced this week, and North Carolina was not among them.
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Below Average Just Isn't Good Enough
March 24, 2010
| Posted in Accountability, | Posted in Education Establishment, | Posted in Equal Opportunity, | Posted in NC Public Schools, | Posted in Nonpublic Schools, | Posted in Other States, | Posted in Parental School Choice
Another year has passed and North Carolina schools are still performing at sub-par levels.
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