John Locke Foundation President John Hood answers host Tom Campbell’s question about the controversy surrounding North Carolina’s new “Read to Achieve” law, which requires third-graders to read at grade level before they can advance to the fourth grade. This exchange took place during the Feb. 9, 2014, episode of N.C. Spin.
Sparks fly as NC Senate committee OKs bill to fund waitlist for Opportunity Scholarships
The North Carolina Senate Appropriations Committee moved forward with a bill Wednesday that would fund scholarships for the estimated 54,800 applicants on the waitlist for Opportunity Scholarships.