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Palmetto Promise Institute
South Carolina Policy Council
Frustrated by Lawmaker Delays?
Are you a concerned parent and wondering if there is anything you can do to help ensure lawmakers approve funding...
A Message from Parents: Stop Slow-Walking NC Voucher Money, Republicans
“This could end very badly.” That’s the sentiment I pick up from discussions with parents, educators and policymakers frustrated with...
New Healthful Living Standards Approved by North Carolina State Board of Education. What Happens Next?
On June 6, the North Carolina State Board of Education (SBE) approved new academic content standards for K–12 Healthful Living....
Introducing the Franklin Standards: New Model Content Standards for K–12 Science
This week, the National Association of Scholars and Freedom in Education released the Franklin Standards, model academic content standards designed...
How Does a School District Go Broke with $1.1 Billion in Revenues? When It Spends $1.3 Billion.
That’s the title of a cautionary tale posted last week by Chad Adelman on the web site, The 74 Million....
Revised K–12 Healthful Living Standards Raise More Questions Than Answers
The North Carolina State Board of Education will decide whether to adopt new academic content standards for K–12 Health and...
So How Did School Districts Spend Federal Covid Dollars?
That’s a question many have been asking over the last three years that the federal government has been distributing money...
N.C. Public School Administrative Positions Skyrocketed While Enrollment Remained Mostly Flat
School choice opponents like to describe choice programs as diverting money from public schools, which they claim remain perpetually underfunded....
Opportunity Scholarship Expansion Hits a Snag in the North Carolina House
The last couple of weeks have been a roller coaster ride for proponents of North Carolina’s popular Opportunity Scholarship Program...
Nearly 4 in 10 North Carolina Counties Lack Charter Schools, New Report Shows
May 12–18, 2024, is officially National Charter Schools Week in North Carolina. It should be a time of celebration for...
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...
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