Topic: Examining NC’s Private School Voucher Program
Two new reports are out exploring our state’s Opportunity Scholarship or private school voucher program. One study looks at the academic achievement of students who left public schools to attend private schools using state-funded vouchers. The other examines the type of curriculum being used by the private voucher schools. We talk to the authors of both studies on this week’s show.
Guests
Dr. Trip Stallings, Director of Policy Research, Friday Institute, NC State University
Dr. Anna Egalite, Assistant Professor, College of Education, NC State University
Bonnie Bechard, Study Author, League of Women Voters of the Lower Cape Fear
Dr. Mary Kolek, Education Action Team Lead, League of Women Voters of North Carolina
Resources
EdLines
Both sides claim victory in Supreme Court ruling
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article212814249.html
Municipal charter bill passed
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article212658354.html
https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2018-06-04/how-charlottes-suburbs-could-change-the-charter-school-movement?src=usn_tw
God, Hollywood and public schools
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article212593479.html
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article212485969.html
General Assembly overrides Governor’s budget veto
http://wunc.org/post/republicans-begin-override-gov-coopers-budget-veto#stream/0
Interview Segments
NC State
Report:https://ced.ncsu.edu/elphd/research/the-impact-of-the-north-carolina-opportunity-scholarship-program/
PDF: https://ced.ncsu.edu/elphd/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/06/OS-Test-Score-Impact-Working-Paper.pdf
http://wunc.org/post/researchers-say-nc-voucher-program-needs-closer-look-they-can-give
League of Women Voters Report:http://lwvnc.org/2018/04/30/some-nc-schools-leave-students-unprepared-for-college-careers/
PDF: http://lwvnc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Voucher-Report-7.2-1.pdf
http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/ned-barnett/article212352824.html
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