June 2009

NC Beats National Trend

New figures by the NC Division of Non-Public Education show that North Carolina's private schools are enjoying record enrollment in the 2008-2009 school year. The latest enrollment figure of 98,545 is a gain of 1% over the previous school year. This number does not include homeschools which, as we reported previously, are also on the rise.

Submitted by Amber Gorski on June 1, 2009 - 4:04pm

PEFNC in the News: Darrell Allison on WPTF

Recent news that North Carolina is experiencing record private school enrollment while the rest of the country is seeing a decline has people talking. This morning Darrell Allison, president of PEFNC, spoke with Scott Fitzgerald on WPTF's morning show.

Scott's first question: "A new study out shows that enrollment in North Carolina's private schools is up even though we've got a bad economy. Was that surprising to you?"

Submitted by Amber Gorski on June 4, 2009 - 3:38pm

A Bill That Should Be Considered

At the NC General Assembly yesterday, the House Committee on Education was scheduled to discuss House Bill 687, which would provide a $6,000 per year tax credit for families of children with special needs. Unfortunately, the committee did not have enough time to discuss HB 687 before the meeting came to an end.

Submitted by Anonymous on June 17, 2009 - 11:02am

Poll shows more North Carolinians care about education

According to a recent survey by the good folks at Public Policy Polling, more North Carolinians consider education to be the state's top issue. Despite all the talk about the economy, the percentage of voters naming education as their top issue has more than doubled since last year. Increased public awareness of educational issues could be one explanation for North Carolina's recent spike in private school enrollment.

Submitted by Amber Gorski on June 23, 2009 - 7:55am