homeschooling

It’s hard to imagine, but did you know that regular people can get as excited about new choices as Raleigh media get about new grocery store options? It’s true. I…

I’m not surprised that the editors of the News & Observer blame the N.C. General Assembly for the migration of students from districts to charter, home, and private schools.  In…

Homeschool enrollment hasn’t topped the charts just yet.  But at the rate it’s growing, it’s only a matter of time. North Carolina’s homeschool enrollment continues to increase at an impressive…

Reprinted from the August 2018 issue of Carolina Journal. One of the cardinal rules of public policy writing for a general audience is that the author should not overload…

How many children are homeschooled? According to data recently released by the N.C. Division of Non-Public Education, an estimated 135,749 students enrolled in homeschools last year, a 6.2 percent…

RALEIGH – Charter, private, and home school students have saved N.C. taxpayers nearly $900 million in school building costs since 2000. That’s a key finding in a new John Locke…

North Carolina faces estimates of nearly $10 billion in school facilities needs over the next five years. Since 2000, school choice saved taxpayers over $20 million a year in annual capital expenses. Over the last six years, the yearly capital savings totaled nearly $125 million.