Education Establishment

Charter Schools: Why is there a debate?

August 13, 2010 | Posted in
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In the past eight months, there has been a good deal of debate about public charter schools in North Carolina. The debate has mostly focused on the arbitrary cap of 100 that was set in 1995, with charter advocates wanting to increase or eliminate the cap.

North Carolina's Graduation Crisis

June 18, 2010 | Posted in
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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.

Incubating a Plan for Success

June 7, 2010 | Posted in
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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 performance." 

Below Average Just Isn't Good Enough

March 24, 2010 | Posted in
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Another year has passed and North Carolina schools are still performing at sub-par levels.

N.C. Parents Need Action

February 26, 2010 | Posted in
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As an organization that deals with parental school choice, we often focus on all the statistics and arguments that fly around the Capitol Building and the blogosphere. It helps, sometimes, to take a step back look at the big picture.
 
Why do we want parental school choice?

A Realistic Solution for N.C.'s Dropout Rate

February 12, 2010 | Posted in
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It’s no secret that North Carolina’s dropout rate is appalling and only getting worse. In fact, dropouts have increased more than 16% since 2003. The state has tried throwing money at the problem with no success; what should North Carolina do?

Charter Cap Leaves N.C. Communities in the Cold

February 5, 2010 | Posted in
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In the ongoing debate over North Carolina’s arbitrary cap on charter schools, one argument is heard time and again: “North Carolina has never reached the cap of 100, so why should it be raised?”
 
There are two problems with that argument.

Tar Heel State Lagging Behind

January 29, 2010 | Posted in
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There are few educational options for North Carolina’s parents. Parents feel trapped in the current “one-size fits all” system of education when they want or need other choices.

Fair is Fair

December 11, 2009 | Posted in
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In a surprise move, the North Carolina State Board of Education recently approved controversial, new performance

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    • Orange County Schools defend denial of autistic services

    July 29, 2009 | Posted in
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    It seems that passing the Special Needs Tax Credit bill would have saved North Carolina’s public schools a lot of money and bad press.  Just ask the Orange County School System.  Yesterday, the OCSS released a statement defending their recommended education plan for 

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