The number of vouchers is up 46,823 since the expansion of school choice. Currently, 79,372 NC students receive vouchers.

School vouchers are an umbrella term referring to policies that offer families of students' money to cover the cost of attending a private school.

But opponents contend vouchers will funnel money away from public schools, which receive state funds based on the number of ...

The bill would effectively allow public money to be used by families across the state to pay for private education costs. It ...