/tags/school-choice school choice en-US Copyright Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:28:43 GMT /education/2025-02-25/north-carolina-school-enrollment-decline-k12-catawba Five years after the pandemic, 101 North Carolina public school districts still have fewer students than before. Falling enrollment appears here to stay, but school choice isn’t the only reason why. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:28:43 GMT /education/2025-02-25/north-carolina-school-enrollment-decline-k12-catawba Liz Schlemmer /education/2024-11-20/nc-voucher-expansion-pass-private-school State senators finalized an override of Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of House Bill 10, which significantly expands funding for private school vouchers, known as Opportunity Scholarships, over the next decade. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 22:18:23 GMT /education/2024-11-20/nc-voucher-expansion-pass-private-school Liz Schlemmer /politics/2023-04-21/house-speaker-talks-abortion-marijuana-and-a-trip-to-ukraine Republican House speaker Tim Moore chats with ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøվ’s Colin Campbell about where things stand and what to expect in the final months of the legislative session. Fri, 21 Apr 2023 20:41:58 GMT /politics/2023-04-21/house-speaker-talks-abortion-marijuana-and-a-trip-to-ukraine Colin Campbell /education/2020-07-27/nc-public-school-advocates-file-new-lawsuit-challenging-school-vouchers Five years after the state Supreme Court declared North Carolina's largest private school voucher program constitutional, public school advocates have… Mon, 27 Jul 2020 22:24:12 GMT /education/2020-07-27/nc-public-school-advocates-file-new-lawsuit-challenging-school-vouchers Liz Schlemmer /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-01-09/meet-holly-grange-the-underdog-gop-candidate-for-governor North Carolina state Rep. Holly Grange is competing against the sitting lieutenant governor, Dan Forest, to be the Republican nominee for governor in… Thu, 09 Jan 2020 22:53:39 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-01-09/meet-holly-grange-the-underdog-gop-candidate-for-governor Jeff Tiberii /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2019-11-13/dan-forest-in-his-gubernatorial-campaign-office Republican Dan Forest wants to be promoted to governor of North Carolina. Forest, in his second-term as lieutenant governor, says Democratic incumbent Roy… Wed, 13 Nov 2019 19:32:08 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2019-11-13/dan-forest-in-his-gubernatorial-campaign-office Jeff Tiberii /education/2019-10-29/homeschooling-questioning-authority-liberty-and-democracy-in-education Does homeschooling prepare children for society? Stereotypes about parents who pull their children out of school may not hold as true as they once did.… Tue, 29 Oct 2019 16:02:26 GMT /education/2019-10-29/homeschooling-questioning-authority-liberty-and-democracy-in-education Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-10-29/homeschooling-questioning-authority-liberty-and-democracy-in-education Does homeschooling prepare children for society? Stereotypes about parents who pull their children out of school may not hold as true as they once did.… Tue, 29 Oct 2019 16:02:26 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-10-29/homeschooling-questioning-authority-liberty-and-democracy-in-education Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /education/2018-02-14/legislature-slips-school-voucher-change-in-class-size-bill The General Assembly passed a bill Tuesday primarily to address issues with a prior law that reduces class sizes in kindergarten through third grade.… Wed, 14 Feb 2018 22:08:10 GMT /education/2018-02-14/legislature-slips-school-voucher-change-in-class-size-bill Liz Schlemmer /education/2016-06-20/senate-lawmakers-propose-large-expansion-of-school-voucher-program In their version of the budget, Senate Republicans have a plan to grow a large reserve fund for the Opportunity Scholarship Program. The scholarships, or… Mon, 20 Jun 2016 14:16:04 GMT /education/2016-06-20/senate-lawmakers-propose-large-expansion-of-school-voucher-program Jess Clark