open enrollment
Model within-district open enrollment policy for school districts
Within-district open enrollment is a form of school choice that lets parents choose any traditional public school within their child’s resident school district if there are open seats. The following model policy can be…
Open enrollment is the next frontier in NC school choice
A new report from the John Locke Foundation’s Center for Effective Education explains how state and local policymakers in North Carolina can effectively implement open enrollment to expand access to public schools Recent poll…
Why I have a skip in my step
Last week was a pretty good week for those who work to expand educational freedom. The North Carolina Senate voted to override Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of HB 87. That action — coupled with the House override of the same veto on…
Strong poll results help to close out National School Choice Week in North Carolina.
Last Thursday the John Locke Foundation released its annual January School Choice Poll. The poll of 700 likely voters in North Carolina was taken from January 22 to January 25, 2026 and questions on school choice, public…
Cheers to public school choice — but add open enrollment
Yesterday afternoon, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) hosted a press conference to celebrate “the exceptional educational choices available in North Carolina’s public schools.” The press conference…
Want to pick your own traditional public school in NC? Move
A 2025 report ranks North Carolina one of the worst states in the country when it comes to open enrollment, a policy that lets students choose among traditional K–12 public schools Oklahoma leads the nation on open…
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