Lawsuit Challenges Opportunity Scholarship Program

RALEIGH — The state’s largest teachers organization along with the left-of-center N.C. Justice Center have filed a lawsuit challenging the private school voucher program passed by the 2013 General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Pat McCrory. Supporters counter that the new program, awarding low-income parents tax-funded scholarships of up to $4,200 for their children to attend private schools, will pass constitutional muster.