From NC Policy Watch education reporter Lindsay Wagner: As the North Carolina General Assembly considers enacting landmark legislation that would put publicly-funded vouchers for private schools in the hands of parents at a cost to public education of at least $50 million over the next two years, lawmakers and citizens are asking a simple question. […]
Charter school overhaul is making progess in Delaware–after bankruptcies. Delaware’s House Bill 165 is designed to improve charter school accountability, raises the standards for new charter schools and appropriates new state funding. The proposed Senate Bill 337, NC Public Charter School Board further reduces the span of control of the Superintendent of Public Instruction by creating […]
“North Carolina’s children can’t afford legislators who take their cue from fairy tales. They need lawmakers who want public schools to succeed and will develop policies to help build up the schools, not tear them down.” Take time to read the entire editorial!
A shocking exposé by NC Policy Watch’s Sarah Ovaska shows just how egregious the lack of oversight can be when it comes to charter schools. The Quality Education Academy received $13.2 million in federal, state, and local taxpayer dollars over a four-year period to help subsidize the education of the charter’s basketball team–two-thirds of whom […]
