Everything was on the up, a welcome change for a school once considered the worst of the worst in a notoriously struggling school system. (sbnation.com)
Blackwell said this week that lawmakers, as they consider a major facelift for the state's funding allocation system, will have to balance local district flexibility with maintaining accountability for struggling school systems. (ncpolicywatch.com)
Since 2010, when lawmakers doubled the number of charter school openings in struggling school systems, enrollment has climbed from around 28,000 to more than 33,000 in 77 schools. (wacharterschools.org)