Charter School Advisory Board

The policy is a reaction to a law ed in August that took authority away from the State Board of Education to decide when to open and close charter schools.

Eight year-old MacKenzie Whistler had a rough start to her Christmas break. She had just found out that she would not be returning to her new school,…

A state advisory board has signed off on the opening of a trade-focused charter school in Union County. The State Board of Education will vote on whether…

State Board of Education voted Thursday to revoke Kestrel Heights Charter School's right to serve high school students. The Durham K-12 charter…

It began with a tip from two Kestrel Heights Charter School staff . They pulled aside Kestrel’s executive director Mark Tracy on his visit to the…

An internal investigation has revealed 40 percent of Kestrel Heights Charter School graduates since 2008 didn't actually have enough credit hours to earn…

Editor's note: This story has been updated with the most recent action from the state Legislature. Changes to the charter school renewal process have…

Eight North Carolina charter schools are up for consideration for 2014 renewals.Representatives of the schools will present in front of the newly formed…