A bill sponsored by Democrats in the N.C. House would pump billions of additional dollars into public education over the next few years toward meeting the requirements of a new remedial agreement in the ongoing Leandro lawsuit. House Bill 946 was assigned to the House Rules Committee, an indication that Republican leadership has no intention...
Reopening schools is the top priority of Catherine Truitt, the Republican candidate for state superintendent. Truitt also wants to defend the Opportunity Scholarship program, but her Democratic opponent, Jen Mangrum, argues learning must take a back seat to teacher safety. Opportunity Scholarships provide low-income students up to $4,200 per year to help pay tuition at...
Follow the money, the saying goes. In this year’s election, the money leans left. School choice is the target. You can see it in the race for state superintendent and, subtly, in the fight for state Supreme Court. Democratic superintendent nominee Jennifer Mangrum has outraised Republican Catherine Truitt by more than a five-to-one margin. Campaign...
Opponents of school choice in North Carolina are attacking the curricula in private schools. They argue that Opportunity Scholarship vouchers steer students toward schools that prepare them inadequately for college-level coursework or certain careers. One person who has heard this argument before in other parts of the country is Matthew Ladner, senior research fellow at...
Traditional public schools saw about 5,000 fewer students walk through their doors for the 2016-17 school year. Charter, private, and home schools, on the other hand, all saw increases in the number of students at their campuses. The state Department of Public Instruction reports that traditional public school enrollment fell by 5,562 students for the...
RALEIGH — Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis has teamed up with advocates of school choice to raise awareness for North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship program. The 33 year-old NFL star this week appeared in an ad from Parents for Education Freedom in North Carolina, a nonprofit group that backs school choice, to promote the state’s private school...
John Hood on redistricting maps; House legislators debate regulatory reform; Nelson Dollar & Mickey Michaux discuss race and redistricting; Peter Frank on government versus free markets; Terry Stoops on legislature's work on school choice.
Rick Henderson on troubles for Gov. Perdue; Dallas Woodhouse & Paul Stam on school choice; Verla Insko & John Blust debate ObamaCare's individual mandate; Scott Beaulier on economic freedom & growth; Michael Sanera on N.C. rail projects.
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