Lindalyn Kakadelis of the North Carolina Charter School Coalition returns as she speaks with fill-in host Matthew J. Norcross (host of the Character in Action podcast) as they discuss recent legislation Kakadelis helped with, in addition to other challenges charter schools face.

Ashley Bacquero is the director of the Office of Charter Schools in Raleigh. A strategic leader with a proven track record of building and maintaining positive relationships with charter schools, stakeholders, and governing bodies. Possessing a deep understanding of education policy, governance, and best practices in charter school authorization and oversight.

Stay tuned for news on the next episode of the Charter School Marketplace podcast, as well as the upcoming Supplier Summit. You can find our more about our new initiative at csmusa.org.

This week’s Public Policy Player of the Week is North Carolina State Senator Phil Berger, who has served his position since the dawn of the new millenium.

Among the education reforms Senator Berger has championed in the State Senate in addition to supporting the charter school industry is: providing opportunity scholarships for disabled students and those in failing schools, increasing state dollars going directly into classrooms, lifting the cap on the number of innovative public charter schools in North Carolina, and a transparent, easy-to-understand A-F scale to rate and evaluate our public schools.

To learn more about Senator Berger, visit him on his NC Geneal Assembly page or on his campaign website.

NC General Assembly: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/64

Official website: https://www.philberger.org

Also, stay tuned for news on the next episode of the Charter School Marketplace podcast, as well as the upcoming Supplier Summit. You can find our more about our new initiative at csmusa.org.