Last week, the N.C. State Board of Education gave final approval to 11 charter schools including,
* Central Wake Charter High School (Wake County);
* FernLeaf Community Charter School (Henderson County);
* Gate City Charter Academy (Guilford County);
* Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington (New Hanover County);
* Ignite Innovation Academy (Pitt County);
* Iredell Charter Academy (Iredell County);
* Kannapolis Charter Academy (Cabarrus County);
* Mallard Creek STEM Academy (Mecklenburg County);
* Matthews Charter Academy (Mecklenburg County);
* Union Day School (Union County); and
* Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trail (Union County).
When these schools open in August, North Carolina will have 168 charter schools in operation.