March 2010

School Spotlight: L&L Montessori School, Southport

"The concept of an education centered upon the care of the living being alters all previous ideas.

School Spotlight: Carter Community Charter School, Durham

“Would this be good enough for my child?”  That’s the question Principal Gail Taylor asks whenever she assesses progress at Carter Community School, a K-8 charter school in Durham. This philosophy and self-assessment were evident last week when PEFNC took State Representatives Paul Luebke (D-Durham) and Winkie Wilkins (D-Person) on a tour of the school.

Below Average Just Isn't Good Enough

Another year has passed and North Carolina schools are still performing at sub-par levels.

Charter Cap Slows N.C.'s Race

Winners of Phase 1 of the federal “Race to the Top” grant were announced this week, and North Carolina was not among them.