John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” discusses new Civitas Poll results showing the popularity of school choice in North Carolina. Contact Amy at [email protected]. Follow her at…
A message from our friends at Educational Freedom in North Carolina (PEFNC) : Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina (PEFNC) has seen the impact that the coronavirus (COVID-19) has…
Joy Pullman writes for the Federalist that survey results show many parents enroll their children in traditional public schools even though they prefer an alternative. Data can be hard to…
Carolina Journal’s Barry Smith reports on the status of the Opportunity Scholarship program, where Big Education supporters in North Carolina are using the legal system to obstruct low-income parents from…
Carolina Journal’s Barry Smith reports here on the lawsuit filed by the state’s teacher union and their allied liberal advocates against a scholarship program that gives parents the assistance they so…
The UPoR has a lengthy article on year-around schools, including the possibility of CMS using that model at certain west Charlotte schools next year. In general, offering varying educational approaches…
This article, from WRAL, opens with another expression for how individuals weather an economic downturn: they pinch pennies.1 It’s a lesson in family priorities that ought to impress state budget-writers…
From the Wall Street Journal: The demand for more educational choice in predominantly minority South Los Angeles is pronounced. The waitlist for existing ICEF [Inner City Education Foundation] schools has…
Should we be surprised that this year’s student enrollment increases have been smaller than projected? Not really. Unfortunately, public school superintendents have convinced taxpayers and the media that their school…
Judging by a recent proposal under consideration at the Legislature, public education officials in the state must figure that they have got K-12 ed peaked, tweaked, and humming along in…
Roy makes a good argument about the conceptual distinction between vouchers and tuition tax relief. I agree that they address different problems and sets of recipients. That’s why I’d like…