North Carolina’s lawmakers are moving to advance school choice. Republicans on Thursday, Jan. 28, introduced House Bill 32, Equity in Opportunity Act, to reform the Opportunity Scholarship program. The bill would expand low-income students’ access to scholarships, integrate state funding, streamline the program for students with special needs, and boost outreach to low-income families. The...
Editor’s note: This story was updated 2:30 Thursday, Jan. 28, to include comments from panelists who took part in a discussion about the Civitas Poll. North Carolina voters don’t approve of the governor’s restrictive rules on school reopening, and they want their children to return to the classroom. A Civitas Poll released Thursday, Jan. 28,...
A new survey from a national school-choice advocacy organization finds broad and stable support for educational choice heading into 2021. The survey, conducted by Beck Research and released by the American Federation for Children, was of likely general election voters and found school choice favored by a 65% to 25% margin — including 66% of...
