Speaking of the governor's tax-increase proposal, her office today released a letter signed by 53 North Carolina mayors supporting the idea. Notably missing are the mayors of Raleigh and Charlotte. Predictably included are the mayors of Carrboro, Chape... »
The State Board of Education will review nine charter school applications next month, including the Howard and Lillian Lee Scholars Charter School proposed for Orange County. The application is a part of the "fast track" process, said Joel Medley, dire... »
The Rev. Robert Campbell, president of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP, sent this letter to the Office of Charter Schools in opposition to the proposed Lee Scholars Charter School. The school will be considered for approval in the new year. (All text in... »
Wow. This is hard to wrap your head around. Tom Forcella, superintendent of Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools, is opposing a proposed charter school that would be named for Howard and Lillian Lee because it could, in the words of the News & Observer, “erode... »
From correspondent Brooks Dareff The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education will discuss a proposed charter school that targets the school district’s achievement gap during its meeting tonight. (See agenda here.) The Howard and Lillian Le... »
Predictably, the editors of the News & Observer believe that the state should deny the charter school application submitted by representatives of the Howard and Lillian Lee Scholars Charter School in Chapel Hill because the school would “lessen diversi... »
This week the NC Public Charter Schools Advisory Council will review 27 “fast track” charter school applications. The Howard and Lillian Lee Scholars Charter School is among the applicants. The school is named after Howard Lee, former Chapel Hill mayo... »
