A new poll from a statewide school-choice advocacy group shows that nearly two-thirds of likely general election voters in North Carolina support the Opportunity Scholarship Program. Sixty-two percent of respondents favor the scholarship, compared to 28% who oppose it. The poll, commissioned by Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina, found an enthusiasm gap, as...
Discussions around the revised 2018-19 budget have often focused on K-12 education spending. Teacher and principal pay, as well as school safety, have been hot topics in those discussions. The budget has made some happy, with Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina praising lawmakers for prioritizing education. “While there is always more work to...
This past Tuesday marked the release of the 38th Annual Phi Delta Kappa (PDK)/Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools. Unfortunately, for those truth-seekers among us who want to know how Americans really feel, there’s no news here. It’s the same old stuff, with the same leading questions.
