The story of the school-choice movement is still being written. But what has just transpired in North Carolina is likely to be remembered as a key turning point.
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North Carolina State representative Tricia Cotham sits with fellow Republicans in North Carolina’s House of Representatives before it approved the SB20 bill limiting most abortions to the first trimester of pregnancy, at the state legislative building in Raleigh, N.C., May 3, 2023.
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‘I’m declaring this a state of emergency because you need to know what’s happening,” announced North Carolina governor Roy Cooper in a special address in May. “If you care about public schools in North Carolina, it’s time to take immediate action . . . to stop the damage that will set back our schools for a generation.”
What prompted this extraordinary declaration?
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Jason Bedrick is a research fellow at the Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy.
About the Author
Lindsey M. Burke is the director of the Center for Education at the Heritage Foundation.
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‘I’m declaring this a state of emergency because you need to know what’s happening,” announced North Carolina governor Roy Cooper in a special address in May. “If you care about public schools in North Carolina, it’s time to take immediate action . . . to stop the damage that will set back our schools for a generation.”
What prompted this extraordinary declaration?
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About the Author
Jason Bedrick is a research fellow at the Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy.
About the Author
Lindsey M. Burke is the director of the Center for Education at the Heritage Foundation.
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