Yesterday Sens. Mike Lee (R-New Hanover), Chad Barefoot (R-Wake) and Ben Clark ( D-Cumberland) introduced legislation (SB 603) that establishes personal education savings ... Keep Reading
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December 2015 Civitas Newspaper
This edition reviewed 2015, looked at the real costs of "free" federal money, school choice, education saving accounts, who might be using which school locker rooms, what college ... Keep Reading
Public Schools Undergoing Historic Shift
Part 2 of 2 In Part 1, we looked at Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) enrollment as an indicator of the growing gap between the educational options now available at the ... Keep Reading
Five Thoughts from Our Recent Poll Results
How do North Carolinians feel about their schools and how their children are educated? The November Civitas Poll provided plenty of good information about those topics. So what did ... Keep Reading
ESAs: What do North Carolinians think?
Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) are an increasingly popular tool for expanding educational opportunity. Two states, Arizona and Florida, currently operate ESA ... Keep Reading
Nevada hits home run with ESA law
Kudos to our friends in Nevada. Yesterday the Silver State became the fifth state to approve Education Savings Accounts. The legislation is the first universal ESA ... Keep Reading
And then, there were four
Last week Tennessee joined Florida, Mississippi and Arizona as states that have approved Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) ESAs put parents in control over their ... Keep Reading
Education Savings Accounts gain popularity
Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) are sweeping the nation. The above map from a post by Adam Peshek of the Foundation for Excellence in Education. It shows 22 states ... Keep Reading
ESAs come to school reform discussion
You’ll probably be hearing a lot about Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) in the coming months. If you’re interested in learning more about ESAs and why they are an attractive ... Keep Reading
Diverse groups of voters agree on education quality and reforms
Sept. 18, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Francis De Luca or Jim Tynen (919) 834-2099 Francis.DeLuca@NCCivitas.org or James.Tynen@nccivitas.org RALEIGH—Diverse ... Keep Reading
