RALEIGH — Families who had been waitlisted for an Opportunity Scholarship award due to a previous shortfall in the program’s funding have been notified that grants are awaiting their action. The North Carolina Education Assistance […]
RALEIGH — Public charter schools in North Carolina have seen a boom in recent years, with the 2023 report to the General Assembly citing 145,075 students enrolled for the 2022-23 year. That enrollment number represents […]
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper proclaimed 2024 as “The Year of Public Schools” in North Carolina at an event Tuesday in Nash County. At the event, Cooper called for K-12 education and early childhood funding […]
RALEIGH — Late on Sept. 19, Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) and House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) held an impromptu press conference to announce a budget deal had been reached and three days later, […]
RALEIGH — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday said a ‘state of emergency’ exists over the future of North Carolina’s public education. “It’s time to declare a state of emergency for public education in North Carolina. […]
RALEIGH — Sixteen private schools want sanctions placed on the N.C. Association of Educators of $25,000, according to a motion filed in the case involving the state’s popular Opportunity Scholarship Program. The schools, all religious […]
RALEIGH — On the same day the House unveiled its budget proposal, Senate Republicans filed a bill that essentially expands the state’s Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) to all K-12 families. Senate Education Committee Chairs Sens. […]
RALEIGH — 2022 kicked off with an unusual announcement: Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper issuing his first-ever proclamation in support of School Choice Week. The proclamation surprised most school choice advocates as the governor has been clear during […]
RALEIGH — A majority of an N.C Court of Appeals panel has ruled in favor of the defendants in a lawsuit involving the state’s popular Opportunity Scholarship Program, sending the case back to be heard by […]
As school gets underway across the state, 130,000 children will walk into a public charter school. Nearly all of them, and many of their parents, likely don’t know that their choice in education is fragile. […]
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