North Carolina Releases List Of Low-Performing Schools Eligible For Takeover
State education officials are warning schools around North Carolina they need to make academic improvements or risk being taken over by the state.
State education officials are warning schools around North Carolina they need to make academic improvements or risk being taken over by the state.
There's been some improvement in North Carolina school test scores this year. But the state's virtual charter schools are not performing well.
A bill requiring some low-performing public schools be turned over to private operators is making its way through the state General Assembly.
The State Board of Education has approved Southside Ashpole Elementary in Robeson County to be included in the state's new innovative school district.
Some Forsyth and Guilford County Schools could be part of the state's new Innovative School District. The program is meant to boost student achievement in low-performing schools.