The Start of NC’s 2024 Legislative Session, the Opportunity Scholarship, and “Gas Station Heroin”
Welcome to this week’s episode of NC Family’s Weekly Update, where we share the highlights of the past week at the N.C. General Assembly and beyond. In this episode, we cover: The start of North Carolina’s 2024 Legislative Session, including key issues that will likely be addressed; An update on the Opportunity Scholarship; Attempts to […]
The Opportunity Scholarship, Sports Gambling, Women’s Sports, and Pro-Life Laws
Welcome to this week’s episode of NC Family’s Weekly Update, where we share the highlights of the past week at the N.C. General Assembly and beyond. In this episode, we cover: An update on funding North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship; New estimates that a third of student-athletes are being harassed as a result of sports gambling; […]
Sports Gambling, The Opportunity Scholarship, and Chemical Abortions
Welcome to this week’s episode of NC Family’s Weekly Update, where we share the highlights of the past week at the N.C. General Assembly and beyond. In this episode, we cover: The launch of sports betting in North Carolina and the millions already spent; An update on the Opportunity Scholarship; and Information about the SCOTUS […]
An Opportunity for Opportunity Scholarships
The Opportunity Scholarship Program in North Carolina, aimed at broadening educational choices for families, garnered nearly 72,000 new applications this year. The overwhelming demand resulted in a temporary crash of the application website on the first night and has created a significant funding shortfall for this program for the upcoming school year. The North Carolina […]
NC Opportunity Scholarship Application Period is Now Open for the 2024-2025 School Year
Last week, North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship program application period opened, allowing parents to apply to scholarships to go towards their child’s non-public K-12 education. This means that if you think your child would thrive in a private school or other non-public option, you may be eligible to receive thousands of dollars to help cover those […]
How NC Schools Have (and Have Not) Adopted the Parents’ Bill of Rights
In August, the North Carolina General Assembly passed the Parents’ Bill of Rights. This pivotal legislation reinforces the central role of parents in their children’s upbringing with special attention given to the areas of education and healthcare. Since its passage, the bill’s implementation has varied across the state’s many school districts, with some districts showing […]
LGBTQ Organization Files Federal Complaints Against NC’s Public Schools
On Tuesday, January 30, the LGBTQ organization Campaign for Southern Equality filed a federal complaint challenging North Carolina’s recently enacted Parents’ Bill of Rights and Fairness in Women’s Sports Act. Both of these bills were passed last year and have gone into effect. The complaint claims that North Carolina’s public schools systematically marginalize students who […]
Building a Strong Educational Future: National School Choice Week
This week is National School Choice Week, where people across the country are celebrating the many educational options available. Here in North Carolina, we are blessed to have over: 2,700 public schools 800 private schools 200 charter schools 10 magnet schools In addition to these, we have a number of online schools and close to 100,000 […]
Get to Know Our Staff, From Top Gun to Upcoming Weddings
NC Family has done so many amazing projects this year. All of this, of course, wouldn’t be possible without the eleven amazing staff members who work together every day. Now’s your chance to get to know some of the people behind the work that we do. This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette […]
General Education Could Be Getting A Makeover at Public Universities
Over the last few years, quite a few higher education institutions have been criticized for appearing to focus more on niche topics while neglecting basic courses and curricula that constitute a well-rounded education. Many are starting to reevaluate what courses should be a priority and how to best go about implementing them at a state policy […]