Enrollment changes generally foretell changes in public school staffing levels. Since 2015, enrollment in North Carolina public schools is down nearly 12,000 students ... Keep Reading
Education
NCAE: pushing in the chips, with a bad hand
School districts are starving for resources. We still have a huge teacher shortage crisis and our kids are suffering. ... Keep Reading
Teacher Pay or Teacher Compensation?
Teacher salary is a subject that seems to never goes away in North Carolina. One of the reasons why this is so is because of how we talk about it. Our discussions are frequently ... Keep Reading
Unmasking progressives and their “commitment” to educational opportunity
Progressive Democrats have introduced numerous bills in North Carolina to limit or end school choice programs. Progressives pride themselves on working to end racial ... Keep Reading
Cooper’s State of the State: new tone, same old big government ideas
Determined. That’s the word Gov. Roy Cooper used to describe the state of North Carolina. The speech highlighted much of what is good about North Carolina as well as the challenges ... Keep Reading
Newspaper: School Choice Very Popular with North Carolinians; Less so with Politicians
School choice is hugely popular in North Carolina. Even more popular than I would have predicted before the Civitas Poll was released last month. Only around 6 percent of North ... Keep Reading
Growth of Heritage Leadership Academy Highlights Need for More School Choice
Heritage Leadership Academy has only been open for about 18 months but the school is already making a monumental impact in the lives of students. Heritage now has two campuses in ... Keep Reading
Poll Results: NC Likes School Choice and Wants More Of It
92 percent of respondents believe parents should have the ability to choose their child’s school Support for charter schools and Opportunity Scholarships are stronger among ... Keep Reading
The School Choice Waiting List Crisis
Editor's Note: A previous version of this article cited an outdated estimate of the Opportunity Scholarship waitlist total. The current total is now used for the overall waitlist ... Keep Reading
Frequently Asked Questions About School Choice
In honor of National School Choice Week, Civitas provides responses to some commonly asked questions about school choice. What is school choice and why should we celebrate ... Keep Reading
