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Ruling Against Opportunity Scholarships For Low Income Kids To Be Appealed
Yesterday, Judge Hobgood ruled against Opportunity Scholarships for low-income and at risk kids. Today, we find that NC Attorney General Roy Cooper will appeal the decision. N.C. Attorney General Roy...
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Emergency Motion Filed Over Opportunity Scholarships Ruling
The attorneys for the parents in the case of the NC Opportunity Scholarships filed an emergency motion late Friday afternoon. I've obtained a copy of the motion: Emergency Motion and Appdx. The case...
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Opportunity Scholarships Suit Goes To NC Supreme Court
Last week, Judge Hobgood struck down Opportunity Scholarships for low-income and at risk kids. The lawyers representing the parents in the suit filed an emergency motion, which was then dismissed by...
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Stop Me If This Voucher Statement Sounds Familiar….
Does this statement sound familiar? 'The voucher tax credit is bad public policy for public education and our taxpayers, diverting millions of dollars in taxpayer money with no accountability or...
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NC Supreme Court Denies Emergency Fund Release For Opportunity Scholarships
Legislative leaders asked the NC Supreme Court for an emergency release of funds for the Opportunity Scholarships while the decision of Judge Hobgood is being appealed. The News and Observer piece...
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NC Opportunity Scholarship Funds Released By Appeals Court
Some good news for the over 1,800 kids depending on the Opportunity Scholarships which were already approved, yet the funding transfer was held up. A NC Appeals court has ordered the release of those...
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FL Teachers Union Takes Hit Over School Choice
A Florida judge dealt a blow to a teachers union and their allies in the state trying to end the state's thirteen year-old Tuition Tax Credit Scholarship program according to the Daily Signal. Continue...
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Just A Reminder, Opportunity Scholarships Are Not Out Of The Woods
North Carolina has an ongoing lawsuit over the General Assembly's Opportunity Scholarships. The idea behind these scholarships is that the parents of children who meet a particular income threshold can...
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#AmplifyChoice: Dr. Terry Stoops On NC Charter Schools
Last week I attended a school choice conference in Washington, D.C. called Amplify Choice. That conference focused mainly on Charter schools. Earlier this week, I took a look at the similarities and...
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Dueling #Narratives On Vouchers
Dueling narratives on "vouchers" have emerged in the last 24 hours. It's not really a "voucher" issue, it's about the Opportunity Scholarships. Yesterday, an Ex-NCAE lobbyist switched sides in voucher...
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NC Supreme Court To Hear Opportunity Scholarships Case on 2/17
According to the NC Supreme Court's docket list, the Opportunity Scholarships case is slated for Tuesday, February 17th. The Opportunity Scholarships are for low-income children and the vast majority...
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Sen. Tillman Was For Vouchers Before He Was Against Them?
Senator Tillman today, 2015 : “I’ve never been for school vouchers.” (Policy Watch) “They [private schools] are not regulated and we don’t know what they teach there, do we? Do you know?” said Tillman...
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Poll: Strong Support For NC Opportunity Scholarships
A recent poll by Civitas shows very strong public support for the Opportunity Scholarship program, of which legal arguments about the program are being heard at the North Carolina Supreme Court....
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Sen. Tillman On Opportunity Scholarships – Watch Out For Muslim Schools?
What the parents think is right for their child? Not really a factor for the Senator, apparently. His main focus seems to be on "Muslim schools". He stopped short of calling them "Schools of Terror"...
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Duke Report Drives False Narrative That Charter Schools Cause Segregation
Here is the latest narrative being pushed in an attempt to stem the exodus from public schools into charter schools: Wow, new low WaPo. #nced #schoolchoice White parents in NC are using charter schools...
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Why do Moral Monday Supporters hate parental school choice?
Why do Moral Monday Supporters hate parental school choice? Continue reading →
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Superintendents Oppose Parental School Choice, Bash Opportunity Scholarships
Protectionism 101. News and Observer reported on a 'wish list' of sorts put together by some of the Central North Carolina region's superintendents. The article doesn't say it outright, but one item on...
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The evil Republicans are at it again! – #ncpol #ncga
There's a new 'attack' on education in North Carolina. This time it's in the form of raiding one school fund to pad another. The evil Republicans are at it again! That would likely be the story...
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NCGA Expands #SchoolChoice with Increase in Opportunity Scholarship Slots
As highlighted in a previous article, tucked inside the budget hammered out by the General Assembly are a number of program expansions, increases in various budgets and some new pilot programs. View...
View ArticleNC Opportunity Scholarship Program Truths – #SchoolChoice
Last week I wrote a much need article which dispelled the myths and misinformation on North Carolina Charter Schools. This week, I will lay out the facts about the second school choice option being...
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