North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek plans to conduct the first audit the Opportunity Scholarship Program, the state's voucher program now serving roughly 107,000 students.
The NC Senate voted 30-19 on June 3 to override Gov. Josh Stein's veto of House Bill 87, completing the override and opting the state into a new federal school-choice tax-credit program. Beginning in 2027, the program lets individuals claim a federal tax credit of up to $1,700 for donations to organizations that fund K-12 scholarships.
Parents retain the primary responsibility and authority for the upbringing of their children, and parents do not owe failing systems their children’s futures.
The NC House voted 73-46 Wednesday to override Gov. Josh Stein's veto of House Bill 87, sending the school choice measure over to the Senate.
Microschools represent an opportunity to redesign education around the needs of today’s learners. And with the public sector now leaning in, the conditions are finally aligning to make that vision sustainable at scale.
More than 12,000 NC students used Opportunity Scholarships to transfer from public to private schools over the last two yeas, according to new state data.
Making this program a target would be a major political mistake that would help nobody, and far more people would be up in arms than will be seen at the NCAE event on May 1.
For all the satisfied smiles among school-choice supporters, and the gnashing of teeth among its opponents, North Carolina is not one of the top-ranked states for educational freedom. That’s how the American Legislative Exchange Council sees it, anyway. Its latest Index of State Education Freedom, published in January, gave the Tar Heel State a B+....
A new study on Florida's school choice programs suggests that implementing robust school choice is a significantly more cost-effective method for improving public school student outcomes.
North Carolina’s educational freedom appeals to many native North Carolinians as well as transplants. It served as a major draw for my family to move here.
North Carolina ranks last among the 50 states in public school open enrollment policies, according to a Reason Foundation analysis, even while new research shows that these programs are reshaping the educational choice landscape in other states.
