Source: N.C. State University’s Dept. of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development The application period for 2023-2024 school year Opportunity Scholarships opened Feb. 1 and closes March 1. Each scholarship is worth up to $6,492 a year toward private school tuition. Applications for the Opportunity Scholarship Program opened Feb. 1 in North Carolina, marking the beginning of what is sure to be another year of growth for the school-choice program. As of the morning of Feb. 3, 3,853 applications had been received for Opportunity Scholarships, according to the N.C. State Education Assistance Authority, the state agency that oversees the program. The NCSEAA also published new guidelines on the value of each scholarship and the income thresholds needed to apply. Each scholarship is now worth up to $6,492 a year for tuition and fees at a private school, while the yearly income cap for a family of four is now $111,000. The Opportunity Scholarship Program, in existence since 2013, enables North Carolina families of moderate means to send their children to a private school. OSP students get 90% of per pupil allotment In recent years, lawmakers in the General Assembly have expanded the program to more middle-class households. As recently […]
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