N.C. State University professors Anna Egalite and Stephen Porter find new recipients of Opportunity Scholarships scored significantly higher than their public school counterparts in math, reading, and language arts.
Published: Sunday, July 8th, 2018 @ 12:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new study by N.C. State University highlights positive academic effects of the state’s Opportunity Scholarship program.
Published: Thursday, June 7th, 2018 @ 7:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The legislature comes to Raleigh Wednesday for the "short session" and opening day promises to be far more exciting than most years
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 8:04 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Last week Duke’s Children Law Clinic released its study of North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), School Vouchers in North Carolina: The First Three Years
Published: Friday, March 17th, 2017 @ 2:19 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The recent decision by the State Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of school vouchers has turned supporters toward the future and critics toward raising the volume on public discussion.
Published: Sunday, August 30th, 2015 @ 5:20 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina routinely routes tax dollars to private service providers - both directly, in the form of Medicaid reimbursements and college tuition grants, as well as indirectly, in the form of public assistance that recipients spend themselves on food, clothing, shelter, and other goods.
Published: Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 @ 5:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Supreme Court says the state can commence administrative preparations for the Opportunity Scholarship Program while it considers an appeal from a lower court's order that ruled the program unconstitutional.
Published: Friday, December 19th, 2014 @ 2:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill that would authorize tax dollars to be used for private school vouchers cleared its first hurdle Tuesday by passing the House Education Committee in a 27-21 vote.
Published: Wednesday, May 29th, 2013 @ 11:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Remember Where's Waldo? Imagine for a moment that he had the word "privatization" stitched on his colorful little cap, and see if you can spot him...
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 @ 12:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Not true - that's my response to the oped by Yevonne Brannon and Nick Rhodes in last week's News & Observer about school vouchers and their supposed harmful impacts on students and schools.
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2013 @ 6:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Critics of school vouchers have been out in force recently, particularly in the pages of the News & Observer. For example, last week Yevonne Brannon and Nick Rhodes...
Published: Sunday, April 28th, 2013 @ 2:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Vouchers tend to be more transparent and easier for parents to understand than other types of choice options.
Published: Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 @ 5:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In North Carolina, public education is a core fiscal responsibility of state and local government. The state constitution, in the words of the N.C. Supreme Court, recognizes the right to a "sound, basic education" for every child in the state.
Published: Wednesday, August 29th, 2012 @ 10:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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