Feb marks the opening date for applications involving two school choice programs in North Carolina Parents can apply for the Opportunity Scholarship Program which provides funding for low-income families to send their children to private schools Parents also can apply for the new Education Savings Account program It provides funding to help defray other education costs for students in low-income families Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president for research explains the role of both programs in promoting parental school choice Nearly state regulations help slow North Carolina's economic growth James Broughel research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George [... more]