School voucher expansion bill giving all NC kids a subsidized private schooling option clears House

Under House Bill 823, North Carolina students would be able to get free or discounted private school tuition through the state's opportunity scholarship program. The proposal now goes to the Senate.

North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham, a Democrat who represents Mecklenburg County, attends the first day of a new legislative session on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023.

A North Carolina bill to give all K-12 students an at least partially subsidized private schooling option starting in the 2024-2025 academic year cleared the House on Wednesday.

And during …