Charter Schools

Tuition-free charter schools provide parents a choice in the public education of their children. Public tax dollars are the primary funding sources for charter schools. Local, state, and federal dollars follow the child to a charter school. The schools have open enrollment with no discrimination, no religious associations, and no tuition. They are governed by a private nonprofit board of directors. The private nonprofit board is autonomous from the elected Local Boards of Education operating the traditional school system. Many charter schools are thematic in serving children, for example, math and science strands, a focus on character education, reading/literacy-centered instruction, special methodologies in teaching, etc. Others focus their work on serving at-risk or other special populations.

To learn more about Charter Schools visit the following websites -

US Charter Schools – www.uscharterschools.org/

Public Schools of North Carolina – Office of Charter Schools - http://www.ncpublicschools.org/charterschools/