Daily Archives: April 23, 2009

By T. Keung Hui, Staff Writer April 23, 2009 RALEIGH — No applicants from the Triangle made the list of six charter school finalists announced this afternoon by state education officials. Raleigh Academy of Technology, Wake Math and Science Academy, STAR Academy in Durham and Horizon Academy in Franklin County were among the 18 applicants for three charter-school openings. They didn’t make the list of finalists chosen by members of a state Board of Education committee. The six finalists are: McKinnney Academy in Mecklenburg County, which wants to convert from being a private school to help students think globally. Mountain Read more