school choice

2025 Charter School Summit held in Raleigh

February 10, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Coalition for Charter Schools held its annual advocacy summit at the Raleigh Marriott at Crabtree Valley on Feb. 6. This year’s theme was “Excellence in Education and Advocacy.” North Carolina […]

Trump issues executive order on expanding education freedom

January 30, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Following up on campaign promises involving school choice, President Donald Trump has issued an executive order on “Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunities for Families.” The order, dated Jan. 29, 2025, cites current public […]

National School Choice Week kicks off with 27,600-plus events planned

January 27, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The 15th annual National School Choice Week is underway, running from Jan. 26 to Feb. 1. National School Choice Week began in 2012 and annually celebrates various school choice options that are typically […]

Families on Opportunity Scholarship waitlist notified of awards

December 5, 2024 A.P. Dillon

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 […]

The 411: Challenges, opportunities part of charter schools’ stories

October 31, 2024 A.P. Dillon

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 […]

Cooper proclaims 2024 ‘The Year of Public Schools’

January 23, 2024 Matt Mercer

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 […]

What’s in the state budget for K-12 education? Quite a lot

October 2, 2023 A.P. Dillon

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, […]

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school choice

2025 Charter School Summit held in Raleigh

Trump issues executive order on expanding education freedom

National School Choice Week kicks off with 27,600-plus events planned

Families on Opportunity Scholarship waitlist notified of awards

The 411: Challenges, opportunities part of charter schools’ stories

Cooper proclaims 2024 ‘The Year of Public Schools’

What’s in the state budget for K-12 education? Quite a lot

Cooper declares ‘state of emergency’ over Republican education policies

Motion seeks monetary sanctions on NCAE related to school choice lawsuit

Opportunity Scholarships bill filed in Senate is ‘largest expansion of school choice’

Hearing pushed back in Zarutska murder case