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NC State Board of Education spars over new charter approvals
Tensions flared between members of the North Carolina State Board of Education on Thursday over the approval of a new charter school.
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State Board of Education approves 10 charters, but delays approving two others
Twelve charter schools sought approval to open in 2020, although the State Board of Education failed to approve two of them after local district officials and PTA members raised concerns. Board members voted to approve the 10 charter schools during an SBE meeting Thursday, June 6, and sent the two failed requests — Wake Preparatory...
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Disagreement over charter approvals goes public
The State Board of Education’s Aug. 4 decision to reject five of the 13 charter school applications that were earlier this year approved by the N.C. Charter School Advisory Board led to a resolution of protest from the advisory board. The resolution, posted Aug. 9, resulted from frustration that the board’s process of reviewing 28...
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Black charter school operators worry about new state regs
Some North Carolina charter school operators feel that state officials are “nitpicking” and piling on regulations, actions that not only hamper their ability to operate their schools but also counter many of the purposes of charter schools. “We’re supposed to be innovative and creative in order to make things happen,” said Eugene Slocum, administrator at...
