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Building a Strong Educational Future: National School Choice Week

NC Family Staff | January 22, 2024
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
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Your Kids Are Back at School, Now What?

NC Family Staff | November 16, 2023
If you are a parent, you likely dedicated a substantial amount of time in August getting your children ready for the first day of READ
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“What did you learn today?” An increasingly important question—especially for parents

Adamo Manfra | September 27, 2023
With everything going on in our society and culture, there are plenty of reasons for parents to worry about their children’s education. As the READ

POV: The Rights Side of Parenting

Adamo Manfra | April 3, 2023
“With great power comes great responsibility.” This line can be traced in various forms to former leaders like Winston Churchill, Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt, READ
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What Is (and Is Not) In the Parents’ Bill of Rights

NC Family Staff | February 15, 2023
The North Carolina Senate passed SB 49–Parents’ Bill of Rights on Tuesday, February 7. As the bill was considered in the Senate Education/Higher Education, READ
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2023 Session Summary – Two Weeks In…

NC Family Staff | February 10, 2023
The North Carolina General Assembly is finishing its second week of the 2023 Legislative Session, and it has been a relatively busy start to READ
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Parents’ Bill of Rights Passes NC Senate

NC Family Staff | February 7, 2023
This afternoon, the N.C. Senate passed SB 49, more commonly known as the Parents’ Bill of Rights, on a party-line vote of 29-18, with READ
kindergarten work space at school with paper, child's hands, and scissors

Parents’ Bill of Rights Moves Forward in NC Senate

NC Family Staff | February 1, 2023
(UPDATE: On Thursday morning, February 2, the N.C. Senate Health Care Committee approved SB 49. The bill now proceeds to the Senate Rules Committee READ
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POV: You Cannot “Drag” My Kids Away

Adamo Manfra | January 31, 2023
“[A]n angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to READ

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