Report: Opportunity Scholarships Saved NC $10 Million Last School Year Report: Opportunity Scholarships Saved NC $10 Million Last School Year

Report: Opportunity Scholarships saved NC $10 million last school year Report: Opportunity Scholarships saved NC $10 million last school year

North Carolina’s voucher program saved the state government over $10 million last school year, according to a new report from the NC Department of Public Instruction. The report, presented to the NC State Board of Education on June 4, showed that 5,955 students attended a public school for the 2023-2024 school year but switched to a private school on the Opportunity Scholarship Program for the 2024-2025 school year. The total scholarship award a…

State Board discussed data on Opportunity Scholarships

By Chantal Brown The State Board of Education closed out the school year by discussing new reports on Opportunity Scholarships and school calendar dates.  A long-awaited report includes information on the number of private school vouchers awarded to prior public school attendees. According to that report, about 8% of students who received Opportunity Scholarships in the 2024-25 school year attended public schools the prior school year. This data…