From the Associated Press:
RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina House panel on Tuesday narrowly backed a controversial bill that would give taxpayer money to North Carolina students to attend private or religious schools.
The House Education Committee voted 27-21 to recommend a school choice bill that would give annual grants of $4,200 each to students from low-income families. The bill has sparked a clash between advocates who call it a victory for school choice and opponents who say it marks the dismantling of public education.
The bill still has to go through another committee, which will discuss the financial impact, and the House floor. Full story here.
