Charter School Bill Passes in NC Senate

Parents across the state could soon have more choice and control in their children’s public education following the state Senate’s approval of legislation eliminating the one hundred-school cap on public charter schools. There already are ninety nine public charter schools in state. Some twenty thousand students are also on a waiting list to get into those schools. The measure also preserves a current requirement that a charter school’s student body represent the racial and ethnic makeup of its community. The bill now moves over to the State House.