By Peyton Majors Christian Action League May 3, 2024 The North Carolina Senate this week vigorously debated political worldviews before successfully approving a significant funding allocation — hundreds of millions of dollars — to eliminate the waitlist for the state’s Opportunity Scholarships voucher program. The North Carolina Senate approved House Bill 823, which includes $248 […]
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Governor Cooper vs. Parents: The Fight Over North Carolina’s Education Opportunity Scholarships
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 15, 2024 North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarships — funding vouchers that are allowing a growing number of parents to choose their children’s school — came under fire from Gov. Roy Cooper earlier this month. He called them a “reckless waste” of taxpayer money and asked that the program be […]
Should Your Church Start a Christian School?
Guest Columnist, Dr. Sam Currin Christian Action League November 2, 2023 Too many of our churches and our youth are struggling. We do not need more surveys to confirm this—the last decades have seen an alarming drop in church attendance across the board and particularly among youth. What has long been a problem for the […]
NCAE Files Lawsuit to Eliminate Opportunity Scholarships for Low-Income Children
By Graham McDowellChristian Action LeagueJuly 31. 2020 Monday, the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) filed a lawsuit to eliminate the Opportunity Scholarships program. In 2013, a Republican-led legislature created the Opportunity Scholarships to provide students from low and middle-income families with up to $4,200 per year to attend a private school. As many as […]
Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban against Public Aid to Religious Schools
By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueJuly 3, 2020 States cannot be forced to subsidize private education, but if they decide to do so, they cannot discriminate against schools simply because they are faith-based — that’s the gist of Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue. Chief Justice John Roberts was joined by Justices Neil […]