With the twelfth strongest charter law in the nation and one of the earliest laws enacted, North Carolina continues to make great strides in expanding and establishing innovative charter schools with many offering unique career certification pathways that meet...

Work-based learning along with credits towards graduation and CTE diplomas are part of the innovative approaches in North Carolina. The state offers a portrait of a graduate which signals a commitment to a mastery-based education model; it does not permit...

The parents of the Tar Heel state will have an uphill battle with Governor Josh Stein. He’s not interested in education freedom, and if he has his way, thousands of children and future students would be stripped of the opportunity to attend a school that meets...

A significant expansion of the state's modest Opportunity Scholarship program in September 2023 made it the ninth state to enact a universal school choice program and put North Carolina among the top, most parent power friendly states in the nation! Most...

School and district report cards are easily accessible and highlighted on the homepage of North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s website. Report cards are easy to navigate, with an interactive map by district and data formatted in easy-to-read...

One of many data points to assess whether a state has the right policies in place to ensure teacher quality is the "use of student achievement data in teacher preparation accountability." How empty or full the fuel tank above is will give you the answer for your state.

"The North Carolina Constitution does not have a Blaine Amendment or a Compelled Support Clause, and state cases look to federal Establishment Clause precedent. In 2014, The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld the new Opportunity Scholarship program [similar...