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Same Tax Dollars: Different Schools, Different Polici...

August 10, 2023 Written by Elizabeth

Should teachers have some type of educational background or teaching license? Should schools that receive public dollars provide transparency for how those dollars are spent? Should North Carolinians expect to know how well students in schools funded by tax dollars are learning? Should we have some assurance that our tax dollars are not being used […]

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REPORT: NC Tax Dollars Are Used to Discriminate Against Students and Famili...

July 13, 2023 Written by Elizabeth

Pending bills in the NC General Assembly would vastly increase the funding for private school vouchers.  Millions of dollars in North Carolina are spent each year on two school voucher programs (see our fact sheet for details) using taxpayer funds to pay private school tuition. This year, new bills in the North Carolina  General Assembly […]

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Getting the Facts Rig...

June 21, 2023 Written by Elizabeth

Every now and then comments are published that are so incorrect and misleading that we must respond directly. The claim below has been shared in various forms by a number of voucher supporters, including legislative leaders. The specific language is taken from a Carolina Partnership for Reform blog post. CLAIM: “Opportunity Scholarships don’t ‘drain money from […]

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Education Bills on the Mo...

June 16, 2023 Written by Elizabeth

These four House bills were discussed on Wednesday, June 14th at 11 am during the meeting of the Senate Committee on Education/Higher Education.  HB 618:  Charter School Review Board This bill is an act to convert the current Charter School Advisory Board into Charter School review board. This would shift the authority to approve charters […]

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Sen. Phil Berger said the budget will “put student outcomes and parental choice ahead of bureaucracy.” But it DOESN'T. No meaningful student outcome checks exist, & private schools accept who they want. It is a disaster. #nced

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