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.
This National School Choice Week, I, for one, celebrate the diversity of public schooling options currently available to North Carolina parents.
Many eligible families are unaware of the program or miss the priority application window, which closes on March 6.
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.
Funding public education requires efficiency and effectiveness. How the money is spent on education is just as important as how much money is spent.
We've always had educational choice for those of means. All the school-choice movement is trying to do is provide those same choices to those who haven't traditionally had them.
It’s hypocritical of Cooper, considering his own children attended expensive private schools. Shouldn’t other NC kids get the same opportunity for a great education as his?
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