Follow the money, the saying goes.
Published: Saturday, August 8th, 2020 @ 5:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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James Antle of the Washington Examiner highlights the president’s recent endorsement of school choice.
Published: Monday, August 3rd, 2020 @ 12:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a rule banning religious private schools from participating in scholarship programs.
Published: Thursday, July 9th, 2020 @ 11:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper was supposed to announce the state’s official back-to-school plan on Wednesday, July 1.
Published: Tuesday, July 7th, 2020 @ 4:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A recent EdChoice poll indicates that parents are worried about their children getting exposed to coronavirus at school.
Published: Monday, May 11th, 2020 @ 10:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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K-12 schools in North Carolina are closed due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
Published: Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 @ 8:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Do you believe parents should determine how and where your children are educated and enjoy more educational options?
Published: Friday, March 6th, 2020 @ 8:32 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Will school choice become an election issue? February 7, 2020 by Bob Luebke image_print SHARE: President Trump put a bright light on the issue of school choice in Tuesday night’s State of the Union speech.
Published: Thursday, February 13th, 2020 @ 5:48 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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President Donald J. Trump is ensuring our Nation’s children have the opportunity to fulfill their God-given potential.
Published: Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 @ 9:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Donald Trump made school choice a significant focus of his State of the Union address.
Published: Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 @ 8:42 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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As we reach the midpoint in this year's National School Choice Week (NSCW), we should reflect on how far we have come and what is next for school choice in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2020 @ 8:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Most people don’t know that I attended seven different schools during my K-12 years. It’s certainly no world record or even a story of pity.
Published: Saturday, February 8th, 2020 @ 12:45 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Wherever you are in the North Carolina k-12 education debate, it’s unfortunate that things have become so politicized.
Published: Saturday, February 8th, 2020 @ 8:03 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolinians strongly believe parents are the ultimately authority when it comes to educating their children, a new poll from the conservative-leaning Civitas Institute shows.
Published: Thursday, January 30th, 2020 @ 11:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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January 26 to February 1st is National School Choice Week. It’s that time when we spread the word about the different educational options available to parents and children and celebrate the many benefits of school choice.
Published: Thursday, January 30th, 2020 @ 11:35 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The John Locke Foundation is kicking off National School Choice Week with a talk from Robert Luddy, the creator of several charter and private schools in North Carolina.
Published: Monday, January 27th, 2020 @ 3:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A recent court ruling has potentially opened the door to recognizing that parents need more choice in determining where to send their children to school.
Published: Sunday, January 19th, 2020 @ 10:45 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Education is already a huge issue in North Carolina and Gov. Roy Cooper and Democrats are intent on making it even bigger. Cooper and his party are gambling that the state budget impasse will keep the issue squarely on the front page of North Carolina policy and politics.
Published: Friday, January 17th, 2020 @ 11:30 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Arguments about school choice often focus on academic outcomes. That makes sense. But the case for increased parental access to choice involves more than just academics.
Published: Thursday, January 16th, 2020 @ 10:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Remarks by President Trump at a Roundtable on Empowering Families with Education Choice
Published: Tuesday, December 10th, 2019 @ 4:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Underneath the carefully choreographed unified exterior, signs are emerging that the coalition that helped to elect Democratic politicians for decades may be fracturing.
Published: Tuesday, November 12th, 2019 @ 8:08 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Underneath the carefully choreographed unified exterior, signs are emerging that the coalition that helped to elect Democratic politicians for decades may be fracturing.
Published: Tuesday, November 12th, 2019 @ 8:25 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Views on initiatives or implementation may differ, but conceptually, school choice garners broad bipartisan support. It’s time to push past political polarization in rhetoric and debate. Ideas, not ideology, are winning the day.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2019 @ 8:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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What does it mean to be free? Many seemingly intractable disputes about specific issues — ranging from welfare spending and school choice to abortion and alcohol policy — originate from the fact that people don’t answer this question in the same way.
Published: Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 @ 9:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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It’s hard to imagine, but did you know regular people can get as excited about new choices as Raleigh media get about new grocery store options? It’s true.
Published: Saturday, October 5th, 2019 @ 8:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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I'm not surprised that the editors of the News & Observer blame the N.C. General Assembly for the migration of students from districts to charter, home, and private schools.
Published: Tuesday, July 30th, 2019 @ 9:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and N.C. Lt. Gov. Dan Forest this week gathered a roundtable of school-choice advocates to pitch Education Freedom Scholarships.
Published: Saturday, July 20th, 2019 @ 12:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Sometimes, when trying to explain how a political issue is a thorny mess, I've used the phrase "public-choice problem." Recent examples include such issues as occupational licensing, film incentives, government favoritism for renewable energy, even funeral regulations.
Published: Thursday, June 20th, 2019 @ 11:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Policy experts and lawmakers point to Senate Bill 609, K-12 Scholarship Changes, as a noteworthy way to advance school choice in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, June 14th, 2019 @ 6:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Former Democratic Sen. Joel Ford used to be a critic of school choice, but his experiences as a father changed his perspective.
Published: Thursday, June 6th, 2019 @ 11:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate on Wednesday, May 8, sparred over a pair of school choice bills that would expand eligibility for private school vouchers and lift the enrollment cap on virtual charter schools.
Published: Monday, May 27th, 2019 @ 7:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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At the end of the 2010-11 school year, the state had 99 charter schools that enrolled around 41,200 children, and thousands of children remained on waitlists, hoping to be among the lucky few selected in an enrollment lottery.
Published: Friday, May 24th, 2019 @ 4:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan resolution May 14 celebrating the 20th anniversary of National Charter School Week.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 10:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Raleigh Charter High School is one of the top schools in the country, but it’s not what one would call a typical public school.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 3:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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