In this monthly newsletter: HB10 Becomes Law: What happened and what's next? AFC Sharing the Voices of North Carolina Parents And more! Time to Be Thankful We extend our warmest wishes for a joyful Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones! This is a time to express gratitude for numerous blessings, and we are thankful to have the freedom to select the educational path that best suits our children's needs. This year 50,000+ students have something extra to be thankful for on Thanksgiving. Hear what they have to say ..read more

In this monthly newsletter: The Path Towards Fully Funding the Opportunity Scholarship and ESA+ Programs PEFNC named Inaugural School Choice Week Impact Award Winner And more! The Path Towards Fully Funding the Opportunity Scholarship and ESA+ Programs In September, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a conference report (a budget bill), House Bill 10 (HB10), that would clear the OSP and ESA+ waitlists. This was a major step forward for expanded school choice in North Carolina and a massive relief for families who are on the waitlist. We are t ..read more

We are thrilled to announce that Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina has been selected for National School Choice Week’s first-ever Impact Award! PEFNC is honored with this award and, more importantly, thankful to our parents and schools for making a difference in the school choice movement in North Carolina! PEFNC’s Vice President of External Affairs, Allison Guenther, accepted the award on behalf of PEFNC ..read more

In September, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a conference report (a budget bill), House Bill 10 (HB10), that would clear the OSP and ESA+ waitlists. This was a major step forward for expanded school choice in North Carolina and a massive relief for families who are on the waitlist. We are thankful to each parent and supporter who advocated for advancing this legislation. It is a huge accomplishment getting it through its first hurdle! Unfortunately, we are disappointed that HB10 was vetoed by Governor Cooper. The Governor continues to oppose the Opportunity Scholarship Program, and ..read more

The Path Towards Fully Funding the Opportunity Scholarship and ESA+ Programs A few weeks ago, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a conference report, also known as House Bill 10 (HB10), that would clear the OSP and ESA+ waitlists. This was a major step forward for expanded school choice in North Carolina and a massive relief for families who are on the waitlist. We are thankful to each of you who advocated for advancing this legislation. Your hard work paid off in getting it through its first hurdle! See the legislators who voted for HB1 ..read more

Apply for AFC’s Future Leaders Fellowship Deadline: September 1 The American Federation for Children (AFC) has been a longtime friend to our efforts to expand parental school choice in North Carolina. AFC has an incredible program called the Future Leaders Fellowship. It is designed to identify and develop tomorrow’s leaders in the educational choice movement, those who can speak best to its urgent need and potential: the men and women who credit school choice for changing their lives. Did you know that North Carolina’s one Amoree Brown is a current member of the ..read more

North Carolina students have benefited from the steadily growing success of the parental school choice movement for over ten years.  From removing caps on our public charter schools to creating innovative programs that help students with special needs, we have had much to celebrate. So, it feels all the more disappointing when all of that positive momentum hits a roadblock. There is currently the largest waitlist ever of families seeking an Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) or Education Student Accounts (ESA+). A remarkable 55,000 students sit waiting, without the state funding necess ..read more

We have exciting news to share! After a long legislative session, the General Assembly has approved a new budget and Gov. Roy Cooper signed it into law today.  This budget significantly expands school choice across the state! Scholarship programs are extended to more families than ever before and the state will invest in the programs in historic ways ..read more

"My children are adopted and have physical differences, such as bilateral facial cleft which we did surgery on, and ichthyosis, a skin condition that looks like fish scales. Village Christian Academy is a place they feel loved and accepted. They don't have to feel different or bullied as they did in public school. One child has a sensory integration disorder and needs more one-on-one attention. The other is nearly two grades ahead intellectually. They both are individually catered too and challenged at Village Christian Academy by their exceptional teachers. They are both successful and happy ..read more

“The Opportunity Scholarship Program has allowed my child to attend a private school that offered in-person learning and a small classroom environment. That meets my son’s needs academically and pushes him to be comfortable socially. The classroom setting was the difference maker that helped him excel academically. None of this would have been possible without the Opportunity Scholarship.” — Cynthia, Fayetteville ..read more