School leaders, parents, clergy and state lawmakers stood united today in their efforts to aid low-income children in accessing educational opportunities that could help them learn and grow while implementing safeguards to further ensure accountability and transparency. North Carolina House Reps. Rob Bryan (R-Mecklenburg), Marcus Brandon (D-Guilford), Brian Brown, (R-Pitt) ... READ MORE

Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina (PEFNC) would like to commend the North Carolina House of Representatives for passing House Bill 269 (Children with Disabilities Scholarship Grants) in its third reading last night in a 76-36 vote. PEFNC would especially like to thank the measure’s primary sponsors – Representatives Jonathan ... READ MORE

A bill enabling low-income students with disabilities to receive funds to better access schools that could help meet their educational needs was approved in the House Appropriations Committee this morning and is now headed to the House floor. House Bill 269 (Children with Disabilities Scholarship Grants) will allow poor children with ... READ MORE

From the personal stories of education leaders to N.C. Speaker of the House Thom Tillis and other legislators cementing their support for parental school choice, over 3,000 people packed the Greensboro War Memorial Auditorium tonight to voice one clear message - income and zip code should not keep any North ... READ MORE

Below is a statement from Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina President Darrell Allison regarding House Bill 944 (Opportunity Scholarship Act), which was filed in the N.C. General Assembly moments ago: “About this time last year I met an Outer Banks parent who had to sell her car to ... READ MORE