Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in
Taxpayer Dollars
North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is
happening across this once legally segregated region where
legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial
voucher-style programs.
Update, Nov. 20, 2024: The North Carolina legislature has voted to
override the governor's veto of funding for 54,000 children on the
school voucher waitlist. The move could more than double the number of
students receiving private school vouchers and send more money to
segregation academies. In her speech opposing the move, Democratic
Sen. Natasha Marcus pointed to ProPublica's reporting about voucher
funds going to those vastly white academies: "It's not just their
history. It is still their present."
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Opportunity Scholarships don't always live up to their name for Black
children. Private schools don't have to admit all comers. Nor do they
have to provide busing or free meals. Due to income disparities, Black
parents also are less likely to be able to afford the difference
between a voucher that pays at most $7,468 a year and an annual
tuition bill that can top $10,000 or even $20,000.
https://www.propublica.org/article/segregation-academies-school-voucher-money-north-carolina
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