Press Releases
February 23, 2010
Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina (PEFNC) is hosting state Senator A.B. Swindell (D) at Rocky Mount Preparatory School tomorrow. The visit is part of a series of statewide legislative tours designed to educate policymakers and highlight the successes of public charter schools... Read More.
January 14, 2010
Educational advocates concerned state may be "Racing to the Bottom" in efforts to secure federal funding
Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina (PEFNC), educational leaders and charter school directors from across the state will join together for a public statement next... Read More.
September 8, 2009
Protestors speak out for D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program on day of President Obama's historic address to schoolchildren
In the first-ever act of school choice-related civil disobedience, prominent education reform leaders, including a representative from North Carolina, led a protest Tuesday... Read More.
June 2, 2009
Nonpublic school teachers have higher job satisfaction, greater autonomy, and more support than their public school counterparts
RALEIGH, NC (June 2, 2009) A new report sheds light on possible reasons for rising enrollment rates in North Carolina’s private schools, despite economic challenges... Read More.
March 12, 2009
RALEIGH, NC – North Carolina educational leaders are reacting to a U.S. Senate vote on Tuesday to cease funding the Washington, D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program as part of the omnibus spending bill.
An amendment failed this week that would have removed language cutting funding for the... Read More.
October 28, 2008
Durham, NC – Gubernatorial candidate and Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory (R) joined church, school and civic leaders from across the state Tuesday evening to address equal opportunity in education at a public forum featuring a town hall style question and answer session.
The event, themed "... Read More.
August 1, 2008
RALEIGH, NC – Partners for Educational Freedom in North Carolina ("Partners"), a statewide nonpartisan, nonprofit organization committed to empowering parents through choice in education, is hosting a public forum on parental school choice.
The two-hour forum is designed to shed... Read More.
July 23, 2008
RALEIGH, NC – On July 2, less than three weeks before the release of testing results statewide, the North Carolina State Board of Education requested a waiver of the transfer option under No Child Left Behind.
Under the law, if a school receives Title I federal funds and fails to meet... Read More.
June 10, 2008
RALEIGH, NC – Results from a poll about special needs education in North Carolina were released today, indicating 82 percent of parents with school-aged children are in support of scholarships for special needs children.
The poll was conducted by Public Policy Polling and commissioned by... Read More.
February 13, 2008
If you are a Wake County parent, you most likely have a personal interest in the debate surrounding the county’s public school reassignment plan. To date, numerous education columns have recounted the merits and flaws of traditional calendars versus year-round programs. Others have... Read More.
