Displaying items by tag: Opportunity Scholarship
Civitas poll: 61% of likely voters back N.C.’s Opportunity Scholarship Program
RALEIGH — Support for the Opportunity Scholarship Program stands at 61%, according to a new Civitas Poll of likely voters presented by the John Locke Foundation.
Legislative leaders, attorney general, parents all back three-judge panel for voucher suit
RALEIGH — Defenders of North Carolina's Opportunity Scholarship Program want a three-judge panel to hear a lawsuit challenging the voucher program. They're asking the N.C. Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court 's ruling on the issue.
Opportunity Scholarship supporters seek three-judge panel to review lawsuit
RALEIGH — Parents supporting North Carolina's Opportunity Scholarship Program want a three-judge panel to review a lawsuit challenging the scholarships. A motion filed in the N.C. Court of Appeals this month seeks to have the case transferred away from a single trial judge.
Lawmakers, Cooper again poised to cross swords over Opportunity Scholarships
RALEIGH — Republicans in the N.C. House are advancing a bill that would expand and strengthen the state’s three school-choice scholarship programs that help low-income children and those with special needs attend a private school.
House bill would expand access to Opportunity Scholarships
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s lawmakers are moving to advance school choice.
New North Carolina poll shows broad support for school choice
RALEIGH — 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.
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.
