Parental Involvement

It’s true that parents have few educational options for their children in North Carolina. In an ideal world, parents here would have a free hand at choosing the location and model of their children’s education. Although not ideal by any means, there are glimmers of hope for families across the state.

Nationwide, parents are waging the fight for more educational options for their children.

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 

Preliminary test results indicate that more North Carolina schools are meeting basic federal standards for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).   While this news is encouraging, media reports remain fixed on a recent court decision to grant power back to the elected State Superintendent and away from the appointed CEO of the state's Department of Public Instruction.

According to a recent survey by the good folks at Public Policy Polling, more North Carolinians consider education to be the state's top issue. Despite all the talk about the economy, the percentage of voters naming education as their top issue has more than doubled since last year. Increased public awareness of educational issues could be one explanation for North Carolina's recent spike in private school enrollment.

New Hanover school officials have responded to parents worried about the prospect of earlier school start times. The result is a creative "layover" busing plan to cut costs while still assisting families who choose non-traditional and open enrollment schools.