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NC private schools post biggest jump in four decades amid voucher boom

North Carolina private schools added 8,260 students and 67 schools in 2025-26, the largest one-year increase in schools in more than four decades. The leap came in the first school year that universal Opportunity Scholarships were fully funded from the start.

New NC budget protects Opportunity Scholarships after Dems sought cuts

Lawmakers are poised to pass a new state budget that funds Opportunity Scholarships and sets aside $1 million to administer a new federal school-choice tax credit.

NC charter schools hit record enrollment as sector approaches 30 years

Nearly 30 years after North Carolina's first charter schools opened, the sector has hit a record 213 schools and 161,057 students — about 10.5% of public enrollment — with improving school grades and growth.

US Treasury previews rules for new school-choice tax credit

The US Treasury Department's new guidance for the federal school-choice tax credit says states can't add their own rules, a limit that could thwart Gov. Josh Stein's wish to steer the money toward public schools.