North Carolina has received notices from 170 groups that want to open charter schools in 2015. Forty-three of those schools are planned for Mecklenburg and 18 more for neighboring counties. Two years ago, the state lifted its cap on charter schools. This year 156 groups said they planned to apply, but only 70 ended up submitting applications and ultimately just 26 were approved.
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