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Charter Review Board considers higher hurdles to school openings, denies all-boys school, and more

by Kristen Blair | November 17, 2025

New charter schools may need to clear higher enrollment hurdles before they’re permitted to open in North Carolina. At its monthly meeting on Nov. 12-13, the Charter Schools Review Board discussed implementing the more stringent enrollment requirements for charter schools...

Students learn leadership, sisterhood, and ‘herstory’ at Wake Young Women’s Leadership Academy

by Sophia Luna | November 17, 2025

Wake Young Women’s Leadership Academy (WYWLA) is not just the only all-girls school in the Wake County Public School System — it’s also a leadership magnet middle school and an early college high school all in one. Established in 2012,...

Perspective | Why a focus on skill type is necessary to help more children learn to read

by Munro Richardson | November 17, 2025

Editor’s Note: This article was previously published by The Thomas B. Fordham Institute as an entry in Fordham’s 2025 Wonkathon, which asked contributors to answer this question: “What needs to happen next — at the state, district, and school levels — for the...

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The Editor’s Notes

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Need to know

• North Carolina Student Success Center Charts New Path in Workforce Innovation

  NCCCS | November 17, 2025

• Some CMS parents work to keep ‘envelope’ around schools with Border Patrol in NC

  The Charlotte Observer | November 17, 2025

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