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The Other Benefits of School Choice
The impact of school choice on housing markets and economic development in urban areas is a fascinating subject that our friend Professor Bart Danielsen of N.C. State has been ... Keep Reading
Black Legislators Stand Up for School Choice
In the Spirit of Black History Month, this coalition, understands, that in North Carolina you cannot talk about education and education reform without talking about race and ... Keep Reading
DeVos confirmation hearing; the Left picks a big fight
One of the most hopeful signs of the incoming Trump administration has been the nomination of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. As many of you know, De Vos has spent much ... Keep Reading
Atkinson’s criticism of school choice is false and telling
Outgoing State Superintendent Atkinson offered misguided criticism of school choice But traditional “public schools” are really ‘district schools,’ and don’t accept ... Keep Reading
Come celebrate school choice!
The Civitas Institute and Parents for Education Freedom in North Carolina invite you to a luncheon to celebrate National School Choice Week. The luncheon will be held on ... Keep Reading
Happy Birthday Milton Friedman!
If he were alive, Milton Friedman's would be 104. Happy Birthday to the celebrated economist and the father of the modern school choice movement. Friedman spent much of his life ... Keep Reading
Time for Accountability 2.0
Accountability -- and our outdated concept of it -- is a topic Andy Smarick of the Fordham Institute artfully explores in recent blog post “Public Accountability vs. Consumer ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill of the Week: Raiding School Choice Funds
North Carolina families are hungry for school choice. To wit: the state’s Opportunity Scholarship Program has had more than 15,000 eligible applicants since its inception just two ... Keep Reading
Choice is no choice for WCPSS
With a 54 percent increase in charter school enrollment over the last three years, competition from charters and school choice were two topics of discussion at last weekend’s board ... Keep Reading
