Rep. Paul Stam, R-Wake, speaker pro tem of the N.C. House of Representatives, discusses the benefits of increased school choice for both public and private education options. Stam offered these comments during a July 31, 2014, Friedman Legacy Day lecture at the John Locke Foundation, honoring the late economist and school choice advocate Milton Friedman. To watch full-length presentations of JLF events, click here.
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.