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Fresh food, tight budget: Raleigh school tests new approach to student meals
A Southeast Raleigh charter school is reimagining free school meals with a scratch kitchen serving fresh, globally inspired dishes. The pilot is testing whether the model can work within federal reimbursement rates and eventually expand to other schools.
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Threats on consecutive days at Research Triangle Charter Academy force evacuations
Police responded to threats on back-to-back days at Research Triangle Charter Academy in Durham.
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Stein vetoes bills on Duke Energy, charter schools, empowering state auditor
The vetoes set up yet more political battles between the Republican-led state legislature and the Democratic governor, who has also vetoed other bills to amp up immigration enforcement and repeal the state's concealed carry rules.
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More NC charter school oversight would move from superintendent under bill passed by NC House
The language approved Wednesday is identical to language approved by the House in their budget bill in May, while the Senate has recently begun debating their own version of it, with some changes.
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Supreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday effectively ended a publicly funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma, dividing 4-4.
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Charter school staff face charges after alleged assault of 5-year-old child with disability
Court records reveal that a 5-year-old child with a disability was seriously injured by a teacher, and two administrators allegedly attempted to cover it up.
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Former North Carolina charter school employees plead guilty to embezzling, fraud
Two former employees of the now-closed Bridges Academy in Wilkes County have pleaded guilty to embezzling government property. The former executive director, Shannon Pruitt Caudill, and former finance officer, Kimberly Nicole White, plead guilty to the crime of stealing more than one thousand dollars from a government office.
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All-boys charter school in Chatham County to close just months after opening
State authorities say the Chatham County charter school didn't have enough students to be financially viable.
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New NC laws will target transgender youth and loosen charter school laws, as lawmakers override Cooper's vetoes
Republican state lawmakers convened in Raleigh Wednesday to override Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes of several bills on charter schools, rules for transgender children and more.
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Cooper vetoes big changes for NC charter schools
A Republican-backed measure have allowed taxpayer dollars to be used for North Carolina charter school buildings. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed the bill, likely setting up another override battle.
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Bill to OK tax money for charter school construction clears NC legislature
House Bill 219 would leave it up to county commissions to decide whether to spend local tax dollars on charter school construction.
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NC Senate passes bill that would allow charter schools to get county building funds
If signed into law, the bill would open the door to the first dedicated public funding stream for charter school capital costs.
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Divided State Board of Education approves virtual charter school's expansion
Two virtual charter schools remain in an extended pilot program that exempts them from a charter renewal process while enrollment grows.
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Fund shift to charter schools nixed, while charter oversight would change after NC committee appproval
House lawmakers cut the most controversial aspects of a bill that would have transfered more money from traditional public schools to public charter schools.
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NC Senate Republicans want lawmakers to approve community college system president
The House bill -- originally concerning charter schools -- would give lawmakers a new power.
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Weighted lottery fills student body at new Apex charter school
Triangle Math and Science Academy (TMSA) opened a new elementary campus in Apex off U.S. Highway 64. TMSA is a tuition-free academy focusing on science, technology, engineering, the arts and math.
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Triangle's newest charter school celebrates opening in Apex
The Triangle's newest charter school officially opens Tuesday. It's the latest in a push for more charter schools in North Carolina.
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New Apex charter bucks concerns that schools are less diverse
Triangle Math and Science Academy (TMSA) opened a new elementary campus in Apex off U.S. Highway 64. TMSA is a tuition-free academy focusing on science, technology, engineering, the arts and math.
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Charter School Fair and Career Fair set for Jan. 21
The North Carolina Association for Public Charter Schools has partnered with National School Choice Week to sponsor a Charter School Fair and Career Fair on Jan. 21 in High Point.
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NC's virtual charter schools are growing, but their test scores lag
State officials recommend the schools be subject to normal charter school scrutiny, which could eventually mean closure.
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School system raises concerns over new charter school in Garner
Advocates are raising concerns that a new charter school opening up in Garner could increase segregation in the school district.
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NC board recommends Garner charter school, despite concerns it would encourage 'white flight'
The Wake County Public School System opposes the school, arguing the charter group's school in Wilimington is disproportionately white.
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New agreement tells NC charter schools: No conflicts of interest
The vote follows accusations of self-dealing at a Raleigh charter school the state board closed earlier this year.
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NC weighing changes to charter school agreements
A state advisory board wants to provide more legal clarity for the schools but is also mulling increased regulations after recent issues.
