A pesar de salir de la pandemia de COVID-19, las escuelas públicas de Carolina del Norte continúan experimentando una mayor incidencia de delitos, violencia y suspensiones, según datos del Departamento de Instrucción Pública de Carolina del Norte. Un informe del DPI publicado a finales de enero mostró que las escuelas públicas reportaron 13,193 actos de...
Despite emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, North Carolina public schools continue to experience increased incidences of crime, violence, and suspensions, according to data from the NC Department of Public Instruction. A DPI report released at the end of January showed that public schools reported 13,193 acts of crime and violence in the 2022-2023 school year,...
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper hit the road in February on a campaign in eastern North Carolina to blast Opportunity Scholarships, the state’s voucher program that provides a pathway to a private school education for tens of thousands of families across the state. The governor’s office claims that vouchers will have a draconian impact on local...
Más de 32,000 nuevas solicitudes para el Programa de Becas de Oportunidad llegaron durante la primera semana de inscripción prioritaria, estableciendo un nuevo récord en la demanda para el programa y triplicando el número de solicitudes presentadas en febrero de 2023. Las cifras fueron reportadas por primera vez por la organización de defensa de la...
More than 32,000 new applications for the Opportunity Scholarship Program came in during the first week of priority enrollment, setting a new record in demand for the program and tripling the number of applications submitted in February 2023. The numbers were first reported by the school-choice advocacy organization Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina...
Los estudiantes de secundaria de Carolina del Norte establecieron un récord reciente en acreditaciones de Educación Técnica y Profesional durante el año escolar 2022-2023, según datos recientes del Departamento de Instrucción Pública del estado. Los estudiantes de CTE obtuvieron una tasa de obtención de credenciales del 41% el año escolar pasado, un salto del 28%...
North Carolina high school students set a recent record for Career and Technical Education credentialing during the 2022-2023 school year, according to fresh data from the state Department of Public Instruction. CTE students scored a 41% credential attainment rate last school year, a jump from 28% in 2021-2022 and the highest rate in the last...
Los partidarios de la elección de escuelas dicen que la oficina del gobernador de Carolina del Norte, Roy Cooper, falló al emitir una declaración criticando una expansión del programa de vales del estado. Un comunicado de prensa del 29 de enero acusó al líder del Senado, Phil Berger, republicano por Rockingham, de reconocer “enojada y...
Un líder clave en el movimiento de elección escolar denominó 2023 “el año de la elección escolar universal” durante la Conferencia Carolina Liberty de la Fundación John Locke del 26 al 27 de enero. En 2023, se presentaron 111 proyectos de ley en 40 estados relacionados con cuentas ovales de ahorro para educación, según Robert...
A press release from the governor this week accused Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, of “angrily and directly” acknowledging “that the legislature’s school voucher expansion is funded through cuts to public schools.”
A key leader in the school choice movement dubbed 2023 “the year of universal school choice” during the John Locke Foundation’s Carolina Liberty Conference on Jan. 26-27. In 2023, there were 111 bills introduced in 40 states relating to Education Savings Accounts or vouchers, according to Robert Enlow, president and CEO of the Indianapolis-based group...
A major expansion of school choice will get underway in North Carolina when applications for the larger Opportunity Scholarship Program begin this week. But that doesn’t mean the voucher program won’t face challenges. That’s due, in part, to the potential for increased demand combined with lagging funding to fulfill the scholarships in the upcoming school...