Latest N.C. cartoon kerfuffle shines light on upcoming elections
One of the most fascinating and troubling aspects of our political culture today is the contempt that so many “experts” and government officials have for the citizenry.
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In curious reversal, Cooper proclaims Jan. 23-29 N.C. National School Choice Week
Gov. Roy Cooper has been a stalwart opponent of school choice since securing the governor’s office in 2016. That makes a proclamation from his office declaring Jan. 23-29 National School Choice Week in the Tar Heel State all the more surprising. The proclamation affirms that North…
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Legislative leaders, attorney general, parents all back three-judge panel for voucher suit
Defenders of North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program want a three-judge panel to hear a lawsuit challenging the voucher program. They’re asking the N.C. Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court’s ruling on the issue. Three separate briefs filed Wednesday at the Appeals Court all supported the lawsuit’s transfer from…
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Report: N.C. school choice programs save taxpayers up to $154.3 million
Two of the Tar Heel State’s school choice programs have saved taxpayers between $74.1 million and $154.3 million through fiscal 2018, according to an updated analysis from the school choice advocacy organization EdChoice. Those figures translate to between $3,373 and $7,022…
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Survey: More than half of parents explored alternative school options during pandemic
A new survey from the nonprofit organization National School Choice Week shows that 52% of parents said they were considering — or considered in the past year — choosing a new or different school for their children. Education quality and pandemic…
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Critics rely on legal tricks to attack Opportunity Scholarships
Seven years after the state's highest court upheld a scholarship program, it faces another strikingly similar legal attack.
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Legal fight focuses on who should hear latest challenge to Opportunity Scholarships
The latest legal challenge to North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program could be decided by a single judge or a three-judge panel. Arguments presented in recent days to the N.C. Court of Appeals focus on the case’s destination. Lawyers for the state, Republican legislative leaders, and parents defending Opportunity Scholarships all…
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Unanimous N.C. Supreme Court rules charter school is not ‘arm of the state’
A unanimous N.C. Supreme Court has ruled against the former Kinston Charter Academy and its leader in a dispute involving state funding tied to inflated enrollment projections. The 6-0 ruling rejects the argument that a charter school is an “arm of the state” with protection from some forms of…
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Virginia proves now is America’s school choice moment
America has reached its school choice moment. The decades-long fight to create and expand school choice programs accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic and finally played out politically as the eyes of the nation watched the gubernatorial race in Virginia on Nov. 2. The idea that parents are…
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Opportunity Scholarship supporters seek three-judge panel to review lawsuit
Parents supporting North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program want a three-judge panel to review a lawsuit challenging the scholarships. A motion filed in the N.C. Court of Appeals this month seeks to have the case transferred away from a single trial judge. “[T]his lawsuit’s impact is tremendous,” according to a…