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Just A Reminder, Opportunity Scholarships Are Not Out Of The Woods

Posted on December 29, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

North Carolina has an ongoing lawsuit over the General Assembly’s Opportunity Scholarships. The idea behind these scholarships is that the parents of children who meet a particular income threshold can apply for a grant or scholarship to spend at the school of their choice.

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FL Teachers Union Takes Hit Over School Choice

Posted on December 14, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

A Florida judge dealt a blow to a teachers union and their allies in the state trying to end the state’s thirteen year-old Tuition Tax Credit Scholarship program according to the Daily Signal. Continue reading →

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NC Opportunity Scholarship Funds Released By Appeals Court

Posted on September 19, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Some good news for the over 1,800 kids depending on the Opportunity Scholarships which were already approved, yet the funding transfer was held up. A NC Appeals court has ordered the release of those funds.

New at Carolina Journal Online: Appeals Court releases voucher money http://t.co/4xtCJLsvbr #ncpol #schoolchoice #ncga #nced

— JohnLockeFoundation (@JohnLockeNC) September 19, 2014

Read the order here:

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NC Supreme Court Denies Emergency Fund Release For Opportunity Scholarships

Posted on September 6, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Legislative leaders asked the NC Supreme Court for an emergency release of funds for the Opportunity Scholarships while the decision of Judge Hobgood is being appealed.

The News and Observer piece doesn’t make mention of the legal representation for the parents who has also filed an emergency motion. Representation for the parents in the suit also filed with the NC Supreme Court. I haven’t seen where this motion has been ruled on yet. It asks for the funds for those children already accepted to be released so they are not in academic limbo.

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Stop Me If This Voucher Statement Sounds Familiar….

Posted on August 30, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Does this statement sound familiar?

‘The voucher tax credit is bad public policy for public education and our taxpayers, diverting millions of dollars in taxpayer money with no accountability or oversight to religious and private schools.’ Continue reading →

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Opportunity Scholarships Suit Goes To NC Supreme Court

Posted on August 28, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Last week, Judge Hobgood struck down Opportunity Scholarships for low-income and at risk kids. The lawyers representing the parents in the suit filed an emergency motion, which was then dismissed by the Court of Appeals and instructed the parties to refile when a written order is entered. The attorneys for the parents told me that “There is NC law which says our appeal was appropriately filed without a written order.” Even so, the attorneys for the parents have refiled and the suit heads now to the NC Supreme Court.

Read the filing here.
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