College Prep in North Carolina High
Schools
Christian Listoe, Jordan Money
English 1101
Professor Raymond
20 Nov. 2013
(NCNSP)
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.
(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)
• 100% of profits go to NC Education
• Helps reduce class sizes
• Also contributes to scholarships
(Payne)
(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.
• This is also a personal narrative
we read in class
(Alexie)
(Medical School Rejection Letters)
(Puckette)
(Elliot)
(Ünür)
(Percentage of students…)
• The higher the
education, the less
unemployment
percentage
• Education is the key to
success
(Employment and Projections)
(NC Charter Advisory Board)
• CFNC helps students plan for college
• Many tools to help plan
• Register for SAT and ACT
(CFNC)
(High School Graduation)
(North Carolina Public…)
• High school that Christian
attended in Fayetteville, NC.
• 4A high school, many
students.
(Jack Britt High School)
• High school attended by
Jordan in Boonville, NC.
• 2A high school with less
students.
(Starmount High School)
(HSLDA)
• Race does not depict success
• Equal opportunity for everyone
• Education is important for every race
(Sanford)
(Atkins)
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