Allowing students from other schools to access public school classes and programs fits in well with the overall school choice vision of more options for families and more competition among schools.
Those of us who advocate for school choice need to be cautious of dismissing the value of a public education, while opponents of school choice should be equally cautious of accusing school choice advocates of being anti public school.
The scholarships allow students to get a private school education while saving taxpayers money, since NC’s per-pupil spending at public schools is roughly $12,000, compared to the maximum scholarship of $7,000.
Terry Stoops on new state K-12 test scores; legislators debate changes to tax law for ticketed events; John Hood on academic research on economic growth; Ken Starr on higher education reform; Katherine Restrepo on Medicaid reform ideas
Carolina Journal associate editor Paul Chesser says that a simple headline run by The News & Observer of Raleigh, for an article about the winner of the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee last week, hints at an attempt to restore some luster to public education.
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