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General Assembly to again consider expanding gun rights in churches
RALEIGH — The General Assembly is again considering a mild expansion of gun rights in this legislative session, a year after Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a similar Second Amendment bill.
School choice could see gains in new legislature
RALEIGH — As North Carolina prepares to celebrate National School Choice Week Jan. 24-30, the cause of educational freedom could see even more advancement during the North Carolina General Assembly’s 2021-2022 session.
Cooper would slash school voucher program to pay for education wish-list
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget proposal would seize millions from school choices programs and divert it to public schools.
School choice becomes big issue in 2020 elections
RALEIGH — Traditional public school wasn’t working for Charlonda Brown’s two sons.
Left-leaning teacher groups sue over private school voucher program
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s largest teacher organization is suing to kill a program helping low-income families send their children to private schools.
Private K-12 schools don’t have to wait for reopening order
RALEIGH — While public schools wait for Gov. Roy Cooper to decide how classes will look this year, private schools are finalizing plans for reopening.
State Senate passes two school-choice bills after spirited debate
RALEIGH — 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.
COLUMN: Education needs choice and competition
As a policy analyst and opinion journalist, I have spent much of my career advocating the expansion of choice and competition in education. I purposefully use both of those terms, because I think that families making choices and schools competing for students are distinct but mutually reinforcing mechanisms for improving educational outcomes.
