RALEIGH — The second annual North Carolina Coalition for Charter Schools summit held in Raleigh earlier this month was attended by more than 200 charter leaders, stakeholders, lawmakers, industry experts and professionals in attendance.
“This is our second charter summit and we’re just getting better every year,” North Carolina Coalition for Charter Schools (NCCCS) President Lindalyn Kakadelis told North State Journal. “I can’t wait even for next year, but we’re thankful for the 99 schools that came, and hopefully we can give them a real flavor of what the politics around charter schools is.”
North Carolina currently has more than 80,000 students on waiting lists and 210 public charters schools in 63 counties. Charter schools, like district schools, are funded on a pupil-by-pupil system. Charter schools do not receive state funds, lottery money or school bonds to pay for their buildings.
The summit was launched with a reception held on 7 March in honor of State Superintendent Catherine Truitt.
Kakadelis, NCCCS…
