News
Bipartisan child care bill targets workforce pipeline, insurance costs
A bipartisan House bill would spend nearly $17 million to expand child care workforce training, behavioral health supports, and insurance study efforts.
News
Democrat bill: Defund Opportunity Scholarships to fund child care
Four House Democrats have filed HB 1066, the Child Care Stabilization & Affordability Act, which would cut nearly $400 million from North Carolina's Opportunity Scholarship Program over two years and redirect the money to child care subsidies, while restoring a 200% income cap on voucher eligibility.
News
NC child care task force eyes workforce, affordability
Brian Balfour, senior vice president of research at the John Locke Foundation, cautioned that government involvement in a program often leads to cost increases.
Opinion
Superheroes, Army Men, & School Choice
Advocates of parental choice in education make a variety of arguments for their cause. But perhaps the most persuasive one has little to do with academics or cost-effectiveness.
