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January 17, 2012

National school choice advocate to speak in Greensboro next week

I just got word that Parents for Educational Freedom, which advocates for school choice in North Carolina, will hold an event at the International Civil Rights Center & Museum next Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Read More

January 12, 2012

State Board of Education to consider nine proposed charter schools next month

Update: It's only fair that I point out that Mendenhall Country wasn't the only school with cross-representation or families ties. With College Preparatory and Leadership Academy of High Point, three of the board members are family members by... Read More

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January 5, 2012

Eddie Goodall's new charter school group: Sour grapes or high standards?

The charter school front got more interesting last month when the N.C. Alliance for Public Charter Schools split into two groups, apparently a result of internal disagreements between Eddie Goodall, the former president, and Paul Norcross, who chairs the... Read More

December 19, 2011

Update on charter applications

Late last week I wrote about the three charter school applicants that have advanced to the interview stage with the state's advisory council. The application for the Global Leadership Entrepreneurial Academy didn't make the cut. All together, 11 of 27 app... Read More