Education Freedom Tax Credit Scholarship benefits private and public schools
The Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC) has been much in the news lately. How does EFTC work? Taxpayers can make...
NC home school numbers fall
Earlier this week the Office of North Carolina Office of Non-Public Education released new enrollment numbers for private schools and...
Rising private school enrollment shows need for enough seats
More students than ever are enrolling in North Carolina’s private schools, according to a new report from the Division of...
Fueling the discussion on open enrollment: study bill and model legislation.
Parents want more educational options. While school choice has grown in recent years, seventy-five percent of all K-12 students still...
Open enrollment model legislation
The following represents model legislation for North Carolina to establish within-district and cross-district open enrollment. Open Enrollment Model Legislation_2Download The...
Model within-district open enrollment policy for school districts
Within-district open enrollment is a form of school choice that lets parents choose any traditional public school within their child’s...
Our schools need to look at some hard numbers.
North Carolina is one of the fastest growing states in the nation. That’s a phrase we’ve heard frequently over the...
Open enrollment is the next frontier in NC school choice
A new report from the John Locke Foundation’s Center for Effective Education explains how state and local policymakers in North...
Why I have a skip in my step
Last week was a pretty good week for those who work to expand educational freedom. The North Carolina Senate voted...
It’s time to tell the truth about NCAE
A national report which saw big drops in teacher union membership and strength in North Carolina has raised some interesting...
ESA expansion bill puts us on path to universal school choice
Common Questions About Education Scholarship Accounts (ESAs)
What is an ESA?ESAs allow parents to apply for eligible students to receive the state portion of education funds (or...
The Gaslighting of South Carolina Parents
Do you know the origin of the term “gaslighting”? The act of “gaslighting” was made famous by the MGM film...
BREAKING: Proposed Library Regulation Passes
On September 28, the State Department of Education (SCDE) published a draft of a “new regulation that addresses school and...
The NEA Sues South Carolina: Does Their Tillman Constitution Claim Have Merit?
Last week, the National Education Association (The NEA/The SCEA) and others announced that they had filed suit against the State...
