NC could require some low-performing public schools to be turned over to private operators

RALEIGH -- Some low-performing, high-poverty North Carolina public schools could be required to be taken over by the state and turned over to a third party to run, such as a charter school operator.

The N.C. House voted 62-51 on Friday to pass a bill changing how schools are selected for the Innovative School District, a controversial program allowing state takeover of low-performing schools. The bill would require the lowest performing school in the state to be added to the program annually.

“We’re doing everything we can to help these kids that are trapped in these schools that need our help,” said Rep. Jason Saine, a Lincoln County Republican.

But critics said the bill is another attempt to privatize public education.

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