Across the Carolinas

Need money for salary increases? WCPSS should look closely at the rising cost of employee benefits

A recent market compensation study commissioned by Wake County Public Schools found that salaries for principals and other positions like...

Federal Tax Credit Scholarships: Helping public and private schools alike

The Federal Tax Credit Scholarship (FTCS) program can help provide private school students as well as public school students access...

Income Taxes, Constitutional Amendments and Doomsayers: Haven’t we been here before?

Imposing an arbitrary income tax rate cap in the North Carolina Constitution could fundamentally compromise our state’s ability to fund...

North Carolina flunks open enrollment, but is change coming?

Last week, the Reason Foundation released its annual “Public Schools Without Boundaries” report, which evaluates each state’s open enrollment laws...

Removing regulatory roadblocks to help microschools grow

Microschool founders and operators report facing a number of regulatory barriers, including land use and zoning regulations and permits, that...

Education Freedom Tax Credit Scholarship: What is it and how does it work?

The Education Freedom Tax Credit establishes a dollar-for-dollar tax credit of up to $1,700 for taxpayers who make donations to...

The fight for tomorrow: Assessing conflicting visions for North Carolina’s future, Part 3

This article is part 3 of a series that examines the policy prescriptions coming from the left-wing group Carolina Forward....

School cell phone bans aren’t a perfect solution, but they can work. Ask Florida

Last year, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation (House Bill 959) prohibiting the use of cell phones and other...

No, Opportunity Scholarships are not a “drain” on public schools

Critics of the Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) assert that the program siphons funds from schools and hinders the state’s ability...

WCPSS says they have no money for HVAC repairs. Ask leaders how they spent nearly half-a-billion in federal Covid funds.

“A major heat wave in central North Carolina closed in on the Triangle this week. Combine that with widespread HVAC...

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...