How are NC private school voucher students doing? The test data isn't public.

The state will spend $575 million this year with the majority of private school students getting a voucher. It won't say how ...
WNCT

NC Opportunity Scholarship allows students to go to private school

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The NC State Education Assistance Authority recently announced the maximum amount of award money for the recipients of the NC Opportunity Scholarship. For the 2025-26 school ...
WFAE

NC made vouchers open to any family, then many private schools raised tuition

New research shows that many North Carolina private schools accepting vouchers significantly increased their tuition after the state expanded funding for the Opportunity Scholarship program. Starting ...
Charlotte Observer

NC’s expanded private school voucher program is now open. Here’s how to apply.

North Carolina is about to see record expansion in the number of students who get taxpayer-funded vouchers to attend private schools. But it’s not a cause for celebration for public school supporters ...
WUNC

NC Republicans prepare to pass $248 million for private school vouchers for this school year

House representative Marcia Morey (D-Durham) leads a press conference against House Bill 10, which House Republicans are expected to pass on Wednesday. North Carolina lawmakers are poised to pass ...
WFAE

New applications roll in for NC's $600M in Opportunity Scholarships

More than 40,000 North Carolina students have applied so far to receive state funding to attend a K-12 private school next fall. Twice as many could still apply to renew vouchers they received this ...
WUNC

Some private schools celebrate NC voucher expansion, while others sit it out

The expansion of North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship program is shaking up the 2024 private-school application season — but how it’s playing out varies by school. Greg Monroe, superintendent of ...
Yahoo

NC Senate approves millions more for opportunity scholarship, Democrats push back

Less than a month into the N.C. General Assembly short session and Republicans are already making headway with one of their top ticket items: Increasing funding for private school vouchers. Last week, ...
The Herald-Sun

NC approaches 100,000 private school voucher students. What it means for the state.

State expanded Opportunity Scholarships; nearly 100,000 students now receive vouchers. State projects $559.8M in voucher awards this school year, shifting school funding. Most voucher recipients ...
Raleigh News & Observer

NC’s expanded private school voucher program is now open. Here’s how to apply.

Signs lay in the grass during a rally celebrating National School Choice Week on Halifax Mall in front of the Legislative Building in Raleigh on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. North Carolina could see a 60 ...
Charlotte Observer

NC’s expanded private school voucher program now open. Here’s how to apply.

Parents across North Carolina are taking advantage of new rules that expand who can get a voucher to help pay for their children’s private school costs. The online application period for the ...