Dan Forest Calls For An Expanded School Voucher Program
Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest is promoting expanded school choice as part of his push to win the Republican nomination for governor in 2020.
Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest is promoting expanded school choice as part of his push to win the Republican nomination for governor in 2020.
Concerns are growing about state funds bolstering a school voucher program even as millions of dollars are being left unspent.
The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled Thursday afternoon that North Carolina can use public tax dollars to help children attend private and religious schools.
Private school enrollment in North Carolina is trending upward.
The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Feb.
Public tax dollars can fund Opportunity Scholarships, says North Carolina Court of Appeals.
A North Carolina judge has ordered private school vouchers unconstitutional. Wake County Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood ruled Thursday to stop the use of taxpayer money for tuition at private or religious schools.
I. NEW SCHOOL VOUCHERS STIR CONTROVERSY
Rita Haire is a former principal and now director of advancement at the private, faith-based High Point Christian Academy. It's a school that has more than 500 students, but Haire says that the sagging economy and trends in charter schools and home schooling have chipped away at enrollment over the last few years.