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North Carolinians want to choose their public school
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NC SPIN Balanced Debate for the Old North State
Open enrollment would allow students to transfer from their assigned public school to another public school of their choice, within their district, on a first-come, first-served basis, provided there is space.
Widespread support for school choice programs makes sense, as 67.8% of North Carolinians said that a child’s parents or guardians are best suited to determine where their child should attend school.
When polled on their schooling preferences, a plurality of 44.5% said they would choose a private K-12 school if money were no object, whereas 29.5% said they would choose a public school, 10.5% said they would homeschool, 8.4% said a charter school, and 0.7% said a virtual school.
As for where North Carolinians get their information about their school choice options, 30.9% say they get this information from friends and family, 23.5% say their local school district, 10.4% say education organizations, 9.9% say their current public school, and 5.2% say church or civic groups.
A combined 29.2% did not choose one of these answers, as they were either unsure (5.4%) or said they would send their child to a public school (23.8%).