The school choice movement, which seeks to expand K-12 education opportunities through charter and private schools, has seen major gains in the past few years across the country. ... Keep Reading
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New Poll Shows North Carolina Voters Favor School Choice Policies
RALEIGH—More than half of North Carolina voters support policies that would increase student access to private and charter schools, according to a new poll released by the Friedman ... Keep Reading
Poll highlights discontent of NC parents
Fifty-five percent of North Carolinians believe the state’s educational system is on the wrong track. If given a chance to select schools for their children, 34 percent of North ... Keep Reading
North Carolina Voters Say Public Education Underperforming, on Wrong Track
Sept. 10, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Tynen (919) 834-2099 James.Tynen@NCCivitas.org RALEIGH—A majority of North Carolina voters are dissatisfied with the ... Keep Reading
School choice: more good news
This has been a good week for school choice advocates. In a Thursday column in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard researchers, Matthew Chingos and Paul Peterson released the ... Keep Reading
More Fear Mongering from Opponents of School Choice
Critics of school choice have long contended that policies that increase private, charter or home school enrollment will siphon public students and ultimately dollars from the ... Keep Reading
Poll: North Carolinians want more charters and choice
A new poll by Washington-based Center for Education Reform shows North Carolinians want more school choice, more charter schools and more options for authorizing charter schools. ... Keep Reading
NC Judge Perpetuates Monopoly on Education
School choice in North Carolina has taken a major hit. Superior Court Judge Abraham Jones recently barred a virtual charter school from operating. NC Learns, a non-profit ... Keep Reading
Spotlighting Success: Civitas Review magazine profiles Upper Room Christian Academy
Our nation was founded as a great experiment. In its infancy, its founders knew that there were many forms it could have taken. They chose to fashion it into a republic, and with ... Keep Reading
Arizona Expands School Choice
School choice continues to expand across the county. Earlier this week, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation to broaden the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program ... Keep Reading
