Elementary School Classroom (Credit: Getty Stock/shironosov) In July of 2013, North Carolina governor Pat McCrory signed a state budget that included school choice vouchers for students, and implemented a new program called the Opportunity Scholarship Program. At the time, North Carolina was the tenth state to implement a program that has now grown to 13 states and the District of Columbia. The Opportunity Scholarship Program allows students in underserved public schools the chance to attend a private institution and receive an education with a grant up to $4,200 a year, which is funded through tax-payer dollars.
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