pefnc responds to school letter grades
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Freedom for Parents and More Options for Children
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, February 9, 2015 CONTACT: Jennifer Friend, PEFNC Communications Director 919-‐871-‐1084 (office) 919-‐995-‐0741 (mobile)
PEFNC PRESIDENT RESPONDS TO SCHOOL PERFORMANCE GRADES REPORT
Raleigh, NC (Feb. 9, 2015) – Below is a statement from Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina (PEFNC) President Darrell Allison regarding the School Performance Grades Report issued last week: “Our state took a positive step toward providing parents and school leaders with a transparent, user-‐friendly measure on how public schools are performing,” Allison said. “We need a fair system that is helpful to parents who want to know how a school is potentially impacting their child. Undoubtedly, there has been, and will continue to be, debate about the efficacy of the grading system; however, there is one glaring fact that is staring at us all – educators, policy makers and the general public – far too many of our low-‐income students living in certain zip codes are zoned to schools that have the lowest grades. I am hopeful the discussion will shift from whether leaders support or disapprove of the current school performance report to a more important question: how can we work to ensure that all of our children have access to the resources they need to meet their fullest potential?” The newly released school performance grades were mandated by a law approved by the General Assembly in 2013. Parents can go to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction website to view individual school grades as well as district grades: www.ncpublicschools.org/src/. PEFNC is a statewide organization that supports greater educational options through parental school choice, such as the Opportunity Scholarship Program. The program, passed in July 2013, creates scholarships of up to $4,200 for low-‐income and working-‐class families to attend a private school. To be eligible for a scholarship for the 2015-‐2016 school year, household income must not exceed 133% of the amount to qualify for free and reduced price lunch (about $59,668 for a family of 4).
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