school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established local public school system, and is sometimes privately owned
How the public feels about education issues is recorded by a stream of never-ending polls. It’s rare to have a poll ask teachers their views on a variety of education…
Jarrett Stepman writes for the Daily Signal about bad news involving New York City’s public schools. New York City, like so many other big, blue cities, serves as an excellent…
North Carolina is one of the fastest growing states in the nation. That’s a phrase we’ve heard frequently over the last few years. Evidence for it is in the increased traffic…
Jack Fowler writes for National Review Online about Pennsylvania Democrats’ opposition to education options their constituents support. Americans are strongly in favor of charter schools. [The survey] shows that 53…
Last week was a pretty good week for those who work to expand educational freedom. The North Carolina Senate voted to override Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of HB 87. That…
The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE), the largest professional teacher organization in the state, is hosting a rally today — May 1 — in Raleigh to urge lawmakers to…
Introduction Article IX, Section 2 of the North Carolina State Constitution speaks to the state’s responsibility for public education when it declares, “The General Assembly shall provide by taxation and…
Have you ever wondered how much the average public school teacher is paid in salary and benefits, how much public schools receive in lottery funding, or how many students are…
How and where we educate our children is a freedom that North Carolinians hold dear. However, merely professing it doesn’t make it a reality. Last month, the Carolina Journal poll…
This series tests North Carolina public schools using education scholar Mike McShane’s three-pronged approach to accountability: financial, democratic, and educational. The first part found that North Carolina public schools lacked…
Last Thursday the John Locke Foundation released its annual January School Choice Poll. The poll of 700 likely voters in North Carolina was taken from January 22 to January 25, 2026,…
Yesterday afternoon, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) hosted a press conference to celebrate “the exceptional educational choices available in North Carolina’s public schools.” The press conference also…