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...
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...
Families, teachers, and education advocacy organizations this week are celebrating National School Choice Week. But what do people mean when they say "school choice?" And is it really effective? To answer these questions, we've pulled together reactions from across social media. Take a look. View image on Twitter
RALEIGH — It’s official. Over the past several years the fissure in the educational system in North Carolina has widened, leaving special-needs children with the highest potential of falling through the academic cracks. Roger Gerber, president of North Carolina School Choice, says that without a free, open-market competition, including vouchers or other creative choices, public schools will continue to commit this type of “educational malpractice.”
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