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Opportunity Scholarship Application Period Now Open!

Parents seeking scholarships for their children to attend private schools in North Carolina next year have the opportunity to apply for the state’s Opportunity READ MORE

Update on the Opportunity Scholarships Battle

NC Family president John Rustin talks with Karen Duquette, vice president of Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina, about the current status of READ MORE

High Court Says Opportunity Scholarships May Proceed

Good news for parents hoping to take advantage of North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program next year-the State Supreme Court will allow the State to READ MORE

Opportunity Scholarship Update

The North Carolina Supreme Court, on September 2, dismissed a request from legislative leaders and parents to temporarily reinstate North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship program READ MORE

Battle for NC’s Opportunity Scholarships Not Over, Despite Injunction

A superior court judge’s ruling yesterday that halted North Carolina’s new Opportunity Scholarship program, leaving in limbo nearly 2,000 low-income students who were awarded READ MORE

Opportunity Scholarship Grants to be Issued Next Week

Despite an ongoing lawsuit challenging the program, North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Grants, that will enable eligible lower-income students in North Carolina to attend the READ MORE

NC’s Opportunity Scholarship Program

NC Family president John Rustin talks with Darrell Allison, president of Parents for Education Freedom in North Carolina, about North Carolina’s new Opportunity Scholarship Program READ MORE

The First Day of NC’s 2024 Legislative Session and What’s New at NC Family

Welcome to this week’s episode of NC Family’s Weekly Update, where we share the highlights of the past week at the N.C. General Assembly READ MORE

What You Need to Know About the First Day of the 2024 Legislative Session

Today marks the first day of North Carolina’s 2024 Legislative “Short” Session. The primary focus of this year’s session will be making adjustments to READ MORE
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How To Combat A Family-Unfriendly Culture (With Timothy Carney)

Parenting is hard. And our culture has made it even harder, pushing parents to do more and more to invest in and protect their READ MORE
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How North Carolina Compares to Other States on Issues of Life and Death

After Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, many states across the country started enacting pro-life legislation and restricting abortion access. These changes can be READ MORE
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LGBTQ Organization Files Federal Complaints Against NC’s Public Schools

On Tuesday, January 30, the LGBTQ organization Campaign for Southern Equality filed a federal complaint challenging North Carolina’s recently enacted Parents’ Bill of Rights READ MORE
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Building a Strong Educational Future: National School Choice Week

This week is National School Choice Week, where people across the country are celebrating the many educational options available. Here in North Carolina, we READ MORE
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A Pregnancy Resource Center Opens a Coffee Shop in NC

There are so many factors that parents must think about when they find themselves facing an unplanned pregnancy, including things like housing, employment, and READ MORE

2023 Legislative Session Summary

The 2023 Legislative Session of the N.C. General Assembly proved to be an incredibly busy, intense, and drama-filled session with quite a number of READ MORE
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The Highs and Lows of North Carolina’s 2023 Legislative Session

This year’s legislative session has been full of ups and downs, highs and lows. Our state legislature has debated the issues of human life, READ MORE

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