North Carolina could toughen its rules for allowing new charter schools to open following the abrupt closure of a school that left families scrambling for alternatives.
N.C. Charter Schools Review Board members said Wednesday they want to avoid a repeat of what happened with Triad International Studies Academy, which closed in Guilford County in October after less than two months of operation. The Review Board and the state Office of Charter Schools said new steps may be needed, such as ordering new charter schools to delay opening by a year if they’re not considered to be ready.
“It’s important to be optimistic and excited about opening a school,” said Ashley Logue, director of the N.C. Office of Charter Schools. “But if it’s not grounded in data and being realistic about how hard it is to open a school, it can lead to a lot of problems.”…