
NC parents choose alternatives
North Carolina public schools are losing students to charter schools, private schools and homeschooling, reports T. Keung Hui in the Charlotte Observer. Nearly 1 in 5 North Carolina students is not attending a traditional public school,” writes Hui. “For the third year in a row, enrollment has fallen in North Carolina’s traditional public schools even as the number of students continues to rise in charter schools, private schools and homeschools.” The General Assembly, under