Archive | December, 2010

“We don’t have textbooks,” said Principal Janice Dellinger-Holton, a 40-year veteran of education. “We don’t departmentalize here. There is no tenure. We’re about kids and teachers at Socrates. We are energized for education. Students are taught to be critical, analytical thinkers”

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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We’ve created a forum for all charter school leaders, teachers and parents to use for free! We’re trying to help bridge the communication gap between charter schools and we’re hoping you’ll take advantage of it.

If you’re a principal, after you register for the forum, email samantha.colafrancesco@nccharters.org your username so she can activate the hidden principals section of the forum. The principals section of the forum [...]

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North Carolina’s Largest Charter School Purchases 23 Acre Campus !

North Carolina’s Largest Charter School Purchases 23 Acre Campus !

Mooresville, N.C., December 17, 2010 –

On Friday, December 17, 2010, Pine Lake Preparatory, North Carolina’s largest charter school, completed the purchase of their 23 acre campus utilizing tax exempt bond financing and saving tax payers millions of dollars in school facility costs.  North Carolina charter schools do not receive state or local funding for land, buildings [...]

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Movie Screening: The Cartel

Register today to attend the North Carolina Premiere of The Cartel, the award-winning documentary about corruption in public education. The event is a collaboration between Bowdon Media, the North Carolina Alliance for Public Charter Schools and Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina.

The Cartel’s Director Bob Bowdon, NC Alliance for Public Charter Schools President Eddie Goodall, and Parents for Education Freedom in NC President Darrell Allison [...]

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TRIAD MATH & SCIENCE FLL TEAM WINS 1ST PLACE IN REGIONAL COMPETITION

TRIAD MATH & SCIENCE FLL TEAM WINS

1ST PLACE IN REGIONAL COMPETITION

Greensboro, NC, December 14, 2010. Triad Math and Science Academy (TMSA), a public charter school in Guilford County, is proud of its First Lego League (FLL) Teams. Two teams representing the School in the FLL competitions this year have advanced to the state level in FLL Regional Tournaments in Greensboro, NC and Jacksonville, NC. [...]

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Three NC schools finish in top 10 of Knowledge Master Open

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Three NC schools finish in top 10 of Knowledge Master Open

Twice a year the Knowledge Master Open tests quiz-bowl teams in an online tournament. In the December 8 competition, Enloe High School (4), the NC School of Science and Math (8), and Raleigh Charter High School (10) finished in the top 10. Competing among the 627 [...]

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Union Academy is sponsoring a grant writing workshop!

Union Academy is sponsoring a grant writing workshop. For more information please use this link. Grant

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Charter leaders, educators, parents…what are your ideas about (over) testing?

From a charter stakeholder: “Those (NC tests) scores have become the end that determines the means.  For those schools succumbing to state and federal pressures, everything in the life of the school is purposed toward that final score, and everything– everything!–  between the first day and those test days is for sale, as long as there is a potential to raise that score.   It is [...]

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Charter meeting Thursday morning moving to accomodate more

Due to attendance the Charter Schools meeting scheduled for the NC Alliance office tomorrow morning has been moved to Natty Greene’s, 505 W. Jones St. Free parking is available directly behind restaurant. Same time, 10 AM.

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