Homeschooling

Truitt Wants More Input from Parents

Earlier this week the State Superintendent Catherine Truitt announced her office was seeking applicants to serve on a New 48- member Parent Advisory Commission to “elevate the voice of parents…

Probing America’s Damaged Relationships With Public Schools

Robert Pondiscio of the American Enterprise Institute considers the COVID pandemic’s impact on Americans’ support for public schools. [W]hen advocates for private school choice, charters, online education, microschools, homeschooling and…

How big is school choice?

Parents Could End COVID ‘Insanity’ by Pulling Kids From Schools

Joy Pullmann of the Federalist argues that parents have adopted a less-than-effective approach to ending bad COVID policies in schools. For almost as long as Covid-19’s been around, parent anger…

Public Schools in N.C. Lose Students to Private, Charter, Home Schools

Pandemic Prompts New Look at Structure of American Education

Frederick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute explores the coronavirus pandemic’s lasting impact on American education. Until March 2020, American schooling looked much like it had in 1920. Despite new…

Poll: NC Voters want choice and like Opportunity Scholarship Program

A new poll by Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina provides more good news for school choice supporters in the Tar Heel state. The survey polled 500 likely voters on a…

Critics Say School Choice Is Privatizing Our Schools and Decimating Budgets. The Evidence Says Otherwise.

Critics of school choice claim the practice privatizes education, siphons money from the public schools, and changes how schoolchildren are educated. While a review of enrollments shows a slight uptick…

Number of homeschools increased by 2,722 between May and September

In July, the North Carolina Department of Non-Public Education (NC DNPE) reported that the state had 112,614 homeschools in operation.  The estimated number of homeschool children was 179,900. I submitted…

NC Schools: Every School Option in North Carolina

Choosing the right school for your child can feel like an overwhelming task. North Carolina has so many different options for children across the state. We hope this comprehensive list…

School Choice Keeps Growing Thanks to Cooper and Cohen

State reopening mandates led to sizable increases in home and private school enrollment during the 2020-21 school year. According to statistics published by the North Carolina Division of Non-Public Education,…

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to all home, private, and charter school educators!

The National Education Association and other public school advocacy groups will spend this week celebrating district school educators. So, I want to wish all home, private, and charter school educators…