The State Board of Education decided to start an ad hoc committee on charter schools that will look at the criteria used to approve new schools and how to close those that aren't working.
A lot of the older charter schools are struggling, said state board chairman Bill Harrison, while applicants for new charters have better proposals, Lynn Bonner reports.
"We need to determine what to do with charter schools not performing, specific consequences and procedures," he said.
The board wants to revive the notion of charters as incubators for new ideas, and address the issue of de facto segregation of charter schools.
Racially diverse districts, including Wake County, have charters that are nearly all white or all minority.
"How can we ensure a more diverse student population?" Harrison asked.
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