Nonpublic Schools

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 option. These education reform successes will positively impact thousands of children across our state.

A few years ago, Patricia Siroky wanted to send her youngest daughter to private school, but couldn't afford it.

 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 school.

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 organizations, who in turn provide scholarships for low-income and working class children to attend private schools. Efforts to create or expand these programs are currently taking place in states that include New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire.

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.

A new study from the National Economic Research Bureau found that students who particpated in the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program have had improvements in reading and mathematics, relative to students who applied for the program but remained in public schools. The study, released in August, is based on an analysis of 2009-10 achievement data.

Click here to read the report.

Zion Christian Academy, located in Roxboro, NC, was founded in 2002 by Zion Christian Center Pastors Danny and Teresa Johnson. Since its founding, the Academy has remained committed to providing the highest level of quality education serving kindergarten through the 12^th grade.

 Christian Faith Center Academy (CFC Academy) was founded in 1989 by Christian Faith Center Inc., a non-denominational and independent 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, under the leadership of Dr. Mack and Pastor Brenda Timberlake. Since its founding, the Academy has remained committed to providing the highest level of quality education serving kindergarten through the 12^th grade, in a nurturing, supportive and secure environment...all at an affordable cost.

Here at Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina (PEFNC), our mission is to inform parents and citizens of the benefits of expanded educational options, and we seek to empower parents to exercise the freedom to meet their children’s needs. In short, PEFNC seeks to find real solutions to how we can effectively better our educational system for all children in North Carolina.

Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, Brisbane Academy Preparatory School is an independent, nonprofit, private college preparatory school serving grades pre-K through 12.