A new poll sponsored by a school-choice advocacy organization shows support for educational choice nationwide has increased to a new level of 71% of registered voters. The poll — conducted by Real Clear Opinion Research on behalf of the American Federation for Children…
Republicans in the N.C. House are advancing a bill that would expand and strengthen the state’s three school-choice scholarship programs that help low-income children and those with special needs attend a private school. The action sets up a coming confrontation with Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat,…
It’s no surprise the number of homeschool families swelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the U.S. Census Bureau has released new data showing just how significant that growth has been. Nationwide, the number of homeschoolers doubled in 2020. Between April 25…
On Good Friday state offices will be closed in North Carolina for Holy Week, along with 10 other states. However, that has not always been the case in North Carolina. The Monday after Easter—rather than Good Friday — was a legal holiday in North Carolina for 52 years, and for…
Republican legislators in the N.C. Senate are pushing forward a bill meant to improve literacy among North Carolina public school students by the third grade. The Excellent Public Schools Act of 2021 would lay out a statewide roadmap for switching literacy instruction from a “look and…
The N.C. State Board of Education has voted unanimously to switch social-distancing requirements under a “Plan A” return to public school classrooms to 3 feet rather than the previous six feet. The new rules are in accordance with new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Charter school leaders in North Carolina are urging incoming U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to continue federal support and protection for charters moving forward. The N.C. Association of Public Charter Schools is one of 50 organizations signing on to a new letter calling on Cardona to follow a…
On a road map, you’ll find Tri-County Community College in the far western corner of North Carolina. If you look at a topographic map, the college sits within a ring of mountains formed by the Blue Ridge, forming a natural valley community made up of North…
Interest in homeschooling has surged in North Carolina during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Republican lawmakers in the state Senate want to give these families tax relief to help meet expenses. Senate Bill 297 would give homeschool families a $1,000 credit off state income taxes for each dependent child per…
The vast majority of respondents to a new John Locke Foundation poll of likely 2022 general election voters in North Carolina support the state’s right-to-work law and would support a right-to-work amendment to the N.C. Constitution. The result comes as North…
