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Recent Veto Override Makes Expanded Opportunity Scholarship Funding Now Available!

On November 20th, The North Carolina General Assembly overrode Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of HB 10—Require ICE Cooperation & Budget Adjustments, which included expanded READ
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NC General Assembly Overrides Governor’s Veto of Opportunity Scholarship Funding

This week, the North Carolina General Assembly convened to consider several different issues, including overriding Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of HB 10—Require ICE Cooperation READ
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State Senate Approves Bill That Would Expand Opportunity Scholarship Funding

UPDATE: On Friday, September 20, N.C. Governor Roy Cooper vetoed HB10. UPDATE: On Wednesday afternoon, September 11, the North Carolina House approved HB 10 READ

A New Abortion Ruling in NC and an Update on Funding for the Opportunity Scholarship Program

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 READ
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Press Conference to Encourage the General Assembly To Fully Fund Opportunity Scholarships Now

School choice families—students, parents, and supporters—we invite you to join us for a press conference/rally at Halifax Mall on July 31 at 10 am READ
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Encourage The N.C. House To Fully Fund Opportunity Scholarships Now!

Last week, the NC Senate passed HB 823—Eliminate School Choice Program Waitlists (formerly titled, ‘Choose Your School, Choose Your Future’), and sent it to READ
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NC’s Opportunity Scholarship Gives Parents Educational Options (With Mike Long)

North Carolina is one of the leading states in the nation in the area of school choice. In addition to the wide variety of READ
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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 READ
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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. READ
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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 READ
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Select Items of Note in North Carolina’s 2023-2024 Budget Bill

Last Friday, state lawmakers in North Carolina gave final approval to a much anticipated, and much delayed, state budget. The 625-page HB 259—2023 Appropriations READ
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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 READ

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