What’s Happened In the North Carolina General Assembly So Far This Year
The North Carolina General Assembly hit the ground running this spring. There has been a flood of bills covering a wide variety of topics, many of which could make a significant impact on North Carolina. This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back NC Family’s own John Rustin and Jere Royall […]
VIDEO | Gambling, Women’s Sports, How You Can Make a Difference, and Other Pressing Issues
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 sports gambling in North Carolina; The potential for casino expansion across the state; An update on the Fairness in Women’s Sports […]
VIDEO | What’s Happened in the North Carolina General Assembly So Far This Year
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 give an overview of some of the key bills that been making their way through the General Assembly this year, including: Senate Bill 20, a […]
How Some School Systems Are Damaging Our Children
Over the last decade, we have seen a drastic shift in America’s youth. We have abnormally high numbers of teens identifying as transgender, an alarming number of people don’t know who the current vice president is, and suicide is the second leading cause of death for college students. At the same time we are seeing […]
House Committee Approves Bill to Expand NC Opportunity Scholarship Program
A week after an N.C. Senate Committee voted to approve a significant expansion of the state’s Opportunity Scholarship school choice program, an N.C. House committee has done the same. Tuesday afternoon, the House Committee on K-12 Education approved HB 823—Choose Your School, Choose Your Future. You can learn more about this bill and its companion […]
State Senate Committee Approves Bill to Expand Opportunity Scholarships
This morning, the N.C. Senate Committee on Education/Higher Education approved SB 406—Choose Your School, Choose Your Future, which would expand eligibility for North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship, require additional classes for early high school graduation, and create a scholarship for those who graduate early. An Overview of the Bill Sponsored by Sens. Michael Lee (R–New Hanover), […]
Congress Considering Federal Parents’ Bill of Rights
The U.S. House recently passed H.R. 5 – Parents Bill of Rights Act, which would help ensure the rights of parents regarding the health and education of their children nationwide. Fifteen states have passed comparable laws, and several more, including North Carolina, are in the process of adopting their own versions. What’s in the federal […]
The Other Side of Racism
Over the last decade, there has become an increasing amount of pressure for organizations, especially public organizations, to meet certain ‘diversity quotas.’ This has become particularly apparent in our universities, where students have been denied or accepted not on the basis of their individual merits, but because of their race. This week on Family Policy […]
New Resource Helps NC Parents Choose the Best School for Their Child
Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina (PEFNC) recently released significant upgrades to the website NC Schools Around Me, an online database of schools in North Carolina. This website is a valuable resource for parents as they consider and choose the school that is the best fit for their child. All of Your School Options, […]
POV: The Rights Side of Parenting
“With great power comes great responsibility.” This line can be traced in various forms to former leaders like Winston Churchill, Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt, and more recently, Spider-Man. Most often, we see negative outcomes when the rights and freedoms we enjoy are exercised by people who do not also recognize the responsibility and duty commensurate […]