(The Center Square) – North Carolina is considering tighter standards for approving new charter school openings after enrollment in some schools has fallen 40% below projections.

School charter school sponsors in some cases have “unrealistic optimism” over how many students will enroll, Ashley Logue, executive director of the state’s Office of Charter Schools, told The Center Square.

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