Our school choice coalition with ALEC and state groups around the country is hoping that 2025 is the biggest year yet for the expansion of school choice options for kids living in failed school districts.  Trump is FULLY on board.

But we’re pleased to announce that North Carolina’s legislators got a head start in recent days by voting to expand the state’s popular Opportunity Scholarship Program.

After the legislature voted last year to bring the program to all families in the state, demand was so significant that more than 55,000 families had to be waitlisted for the program after funding ran out. In response to this high  demand, lawmakers in the Tarheel state voted for expansion, but Governor Cooper – whose own kids attended private schools – vetoed the bill.

We are pleased to announce that the legislature voted to override Cooper’s veto – thus freeing up nearly $500 million in funding that will clear the waitlist.

Representative Tricia Cotham, a champion for education freedom who left the Democratic Party last year over their opposition to Opportunity Scholarships, gave a tremendous floor speech this week in support of the program. She hits the nail on the head: “This shouldn’t be a straight partisan issue…This bill is about kids, their families, and their future and what is right for North Carolina.”