College Prep in North Carolina High Schools

Christian Listoe, Jordan MoneyEnglish 1101

Professor Raymond20 Nov. 2013

This is a chart showing a comparison between Early College Programs and regular High Schools. Also, schools who partner with Early College Programs show improvement over the given time period.

(NCNSP)

(Bidwell)

(Why Choose The Point?)

• Many parents are now choosing to put their kids into Charter Schools hoping to jump start their preparation for college.

(Kramer)

(Payne)

• 100% of profits go to NC Education

• Helps reduce class sizes

• Also contributes to scholarships

(North Carolina Education Alliance)

(Doubleday)

(NCNSP Partner Schools Show Strong Results)

(Malcolm X)

This is the same excerpt from Malcolm X that we read at the beginning of the semester.

(Alexie)

• This is also a personal narrative we read in class

(Medical School Rejection Letters)

(Puckette)

(Elliot)

(Ünür)

(Percentage of students…)

(Employment and Projections)

• The higher the education, the less unemployment percentage

• Education is the key to success

(NC Charter Advisory Board)

(CFNC)

• CFNC helps students plan for college• Many tools to help plan• Register for SAT and ACT

(High School Graduation)

(North Carolina Public…)

(Jack Britt High School)

• High school that Christian attended in Fayetteville, NC.

• 4A high school, many students.

(Starmount High School)

• High school attended by Jordan in Boonville, NC.

• 2A high school with less students.

(HSLDA)

(Sanford)

• Race does not depict success• Equal opportunity for everyone• Education is important for every race

(Atkins)

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