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Questions Linger Surrounding Durham Public Schools Mess
The saga continues at Durham Public Schools (DPS). The district was thrown into chaos earlier this year when it incorrectly overpaid hundreds of employees and decided to correct the error…
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Cooper Seeks to Stop Opportunity Scholarships, Close Out Educational Options
At the recent State Board of Education meeting, Gov. Roy Cooper called for a moratorium on expanding the Opportunity Scholarship Program. Cooper’s claims about vouchers harming public schools financially and…
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North Carolina Gets Low Marks on Education Entrepreneur Freedom Index
North Carolina scores low marks when it comes to fostering a welcoming regulatory environment for educational innovators and entrepreneurs, according to the Education Entrepreneur Freedom Index. The goal of the…
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Critics Claim School Choice Programs Damage the Public Schools Financially. What Do the Numbers Say?
Opponents of North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program claim that it damages the public schools financially. Is that claim true? Let’s take a closer look at the numbers behind this claim…
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Demand for North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program Continues to Surge as Priority Deadline Approaches
A record number of parents across North Carolina have submitted applications for the state’s expanded Opportunity Scholarship voucher program this month. Families who have not yet submitted applications can do…
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Responding to Outlandish Claims about the Opportunity Scholarship Program
North Carolina enhances school choice via vouchers in Pre-K programs for families to avail themselves of the many private and public Pre-K options across the state. North Carolina also offers…
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School Spending and the Opportunity Scholarship: Some Important Numbers
How much does it cost to educate a child in the local public schools? The answer to that question may depend on who you ask. On average in 2022, North Carolina…
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AI: How Schools Can Implement the Next Generation of Education Technology
As AI usage becomes more widespread and its educational applications grow in diversity, school districts have reacted by attempting to ban or restrict AI, allowing it to be used districtwide…
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Responding to Some of the Claims of Anti-Choice Advocates
In a desperate attempt to head off the expected expansion of the Opportunity Scholarship Program, anti-choice advocates are taking to social media. One of the most circulated posts is from…
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North Carolina Parents Rush to Apply for Expanded Opportunity Scholarship Voucher Program
Last Thursday, parents across North Carolina rushed to apply for the state’s Opportunity Scholarship voucher program on behalf of their children. More than 20,000 applications were received on the first…
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Proclamation and Its Timing Leave No Doubt About Cooper’s Views on School Choice
What does Gov. Roy Cooper really think about school choice? Two years ago, Gov. Cooper surprised many when he signed a proclamation declaring Jan. 23–29, 2022, to be “North Carolina…
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It’s That Time of Year. . .
It’s late January. That means we’re nearing National School Choice Week, the annual celebration of empowering parents to choose the best educational option for their children. This year National School…