NC home school numbers fall
Earlier this week the Office of North Carolina Office of Non-Public Education released new enrollment numbers for private schools and home schools in North Carolina. My colleague, Kaitlyn Shepherd analyzed changes in the…
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Sutherland Institute files amicus brief in Mid Vermont Christian School v. Saunders
Sutherland Institute has filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in the case Mid Vermont Christian School v. Saunders. This case challenges a state law in Vermont that effectively…
Sutherland Institute files amicus brief in Mid Vermont Christian School v. Saunders
Sutherland Institute has filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in the case Mid Vermont Christian School v. Saunders. This case challenges a state law in Vermont that effectively…
Rising private school enrollment shows need for enough seats
More students than ever are enrolling in North Carolina’s private schools, according to a new report from the Division of Non-Public Education. The data show that North Carolina’s private schools educated 143,998 students…
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…
Consolidation shouldn’t be just for school districts – Mackinac Center
Two rural school districts in Gratiot County each needed to hire a new superintendent. They both chose to hire the same person to oversee their separate operations. Ryan Portenga, the current principal of Pewamo-Westphalia…
Pennsylvania governor opposes popular school choice options
Jack Fowler writes for National Review Online about Pennsylvania Democrats’ opposition to education options their constituents support. Americans are strongly in favor of charter schools. shows that 53 percent of all adults…
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…
Public school leaders look forward to possible private donations for scholarships
Giving spurred by new tax credit can go wherever donors see a good cause A potentially huge new stream of money seems headed toward American schoolchildren — scholarships funded by private donors who are spurred on by a new …
Electric school bus replacement plan makes you say watt? – Mackinac Center
Michigan received a $125 million federal grant that it will share with school districts to cover the cost of buying 322 electric powered buses and 54 propane powered buses. The grant was designed to replace older diesel…
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