Cooper is not opposed to funding the education of wealthy children in public schools, so his objection is about controlling where those public dollars go — favoring public schools over the freedom for parents to choose a private school.
A new analysis from researchers at the John Locke Foundation scrutinizes Gov. Roy Cooper’s claims against opportunity scholarships, determining that his widely promoted attacks on school choice don’t align with reality.
The scholarships allow students to get a private school education while saving taxpayers money, since NC’s per-pupil spending at public schools is roughly $12,000, compared to the maximum scholarship of $7,000.
A government bureaucracy, even one with as many dedicated public servants as our public schools, will never care as much about a child's success as their parents do.