N.C. House Democrats Reject Education Tax Credits

Teacher union opposes opposes moves to expand parental choice

RALEIGH (By Karen McMahan, Carolina Journal Online) — On June 3, Democrats in the North Carolina House rejected an amendment that would have allowed the General Assembly to consider the creation of an education tax credit enabling low- and middle-income students to escape their assigned public schools.

The credit, of up to $2,500 a year per child, would help parents offset some of the additional expense of seeking alternatives, including homeschooling, private schools, or public schools that charge tuition.

To qualify, students must be younger than 18 and they must have been enrolled in public school the previous school year.