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Parental School Choice Yearbook Highlights Historic Year for North Carolina Education Reform
February 2, 2012
The Alliance for School Choice recently released their annual School Choice Yearbook, a comprehensive guide to school choice programs throughout the United States. 2011 was a significant year for the expansion of school choice across the country. Seven new programs were created and 11 existing ones...
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Posted in Charter Schools, Posted in Featured, Posted in Parental School Choice, Posted in Special Needs
N.C. Parents Share Why They Chose Specific Educational Model for their Children
February 1, 2012
North Carolina parents have much to celebrate in the area of expanded educational options for their children. In 2011, North Carolina eliminated the public charter school cap, along with creating a tax credit for children with disabilities - the state's first K-12 law where private education is an...
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Posted in Charter Schools, Posted in Featured, Posted in Home Schooling, Posted in NC Public Schools, Posted in Nonpublic Schools, Posted in Parental School Choice, Posted in Public Opinion
National School Choice Week 2012 is Here!
January 18, 2012
CLICK HERE to watch a video that provides a look back at National School Choice Week 2011 in North Carolina along with personal viewpoints from parents who attended events throughout that week.  
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Posted in Featured, Posted in General, Posted in Parental School Choice
Mom talks about benefits of opportunity scholarship
January 6, 2012
A few years ago, Patricia Siroky wanted to send her youngest daughter to private school, but couldn't afford it.
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Posted in Featured, Posted in Nonpublic Schools, Posted in Parental School Choice, Posted in Tax Credits
Thousands rally for parental school choice
December 2, 2011
 Thousands of supporters across New Jersey ralled at that state's capitol recently for legislators to support the Opportunity Scholarship Act, which would allow low-income and working class children from the state's lowest performing school districts to receive scholarships to attend private...
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Posted in Equal Opportunity, Posted in Featured, Posted in In the News, Posted in News, Posted in Nonpublic Schools, Posted in Other States, Posted in Parental School Choice, Posted in Policy and Politics, Posted in Quality, Posted in Social Justice
Business tax credit programs gaining traction nationwide
November 21, 2011
As the end of the year quickly approaches, lawmakers are attempting to create more educational opportunities for low-income and working class children through business tax credit scholarship programs. These programs allow businesses to make tax-deductable donations to scholarship granting...
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Posted in Achievement Gap, Posted in Equal Opportunity, Posted in Featured, Posted in Nonpublic Schools, Posted in Parental School Choice
VIDEO: The need for more educational options in Scotland Neck
November 1, 2011
If you haven't seen it already, take a look at the video below, which highlights PEFNC's visit to Scotland Neck in October to explain the benefits of community-supported public charter schools to residents and alumni of a defunct high school. 
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Posted in Charter Schools, Posted in Equal Opportunity, Posted in Featured, Posted in Parental School Choice
DPI extends deadline for regular public charter school applications
October 28, 2011
The state Department of Public Instruction announced today that the deadline for regular applications to start a public charter school has been extended from February to April. No exact date has been given as of yet. Applications for the fast tracking process - those who can demonstrate the ability...
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Posted in Charter Schools, Posted in Featured, Posted in News, Posted in Parental School Choice
The call for more parental school choice
October 20, 2011
2011 has already been dubbed the "year of school choice" thanks to a number of successful parental school choice efforts across the country, including North Carolina eliminating its public charter school cap and creating a tax credit for families of children with disabilities.
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Posted in Equal Opportunity, Posted in Featured, Posted in Nonpublic Schools, Posted in Parental School Choice, Posted in Tax Credits
Autonomy works for students
October 11, 2011
Public charter schools are independent public schools of choice, free from some of the rules and regulations of traditional public schools, but still accountable for student performance. This accountability comes with the ability to have increased school autonomy.
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Posted in Accountability, Posted in Charter Schools, Posted in Featured, Posted in Our Opinion, Posted in Quality
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