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 […]
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 Act appropriates just shy of $30 Billion in 2023-24, and $31 Billion in 2024-25. The state fiscal year begins on July 1, so passage of the budget bill by the Republican-led […]
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), […]