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View in your browser. Education Policy This week, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction released graduation rates for the past academic year. …

Education Policy The education budget has remained in the news this week, and Terry Stoops, Director of Education Studies, has been writing about it.  He has looked at…

View in your browser. There’s been a lot of talk lately about North Carolina’s spending on education, with claims that the Republican legislature is…

View in your browser. This week, Terry Stoops, Director of Education Studies, examined claims by liberals that two school voucher bills,…

View in your browser. The research division has been busy this week. Terry Stoops, Director of Education Studies, wrote this week…

View in your browser. This week, the big themes in the research division have been Budget and Taxes and Health Care.

There’s been a lot going on this week in the John Locke Foundation’s research division.  In case you missed any of it: Sarah Curry, Director of Fiscal Policy…

View in your browser. This week, the The Locke Foundation’s research division is launching this new Research Review, a weekly recap of our policy research, blog posts,…

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As one of the oldest forms of school choice in the United States, education tax credits empower low- and middle-income parents to choose schools that best meet their children’s needs. Cost-effective, constitutional, and consistent with federal and state tax policy, tax credits enjoy bipartisan support among education reformers and parents; in fact, the number of states with education tax credits has tripled over the past 10 years. Tax credits create a vibrant education marketplace by making private schooling affordable for low- and middle-income families seeking a fresh start for their children.