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Due South

North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarships grow

By Leoneda Inge,

Published December 10, 2024 at 10:50 AM EST

Students on the Opportunity Scholarship waitlist attend a rally with their families outside the North Carolina General Assembly, July 31, 2024

The North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA) says 54,000 Opportunity Scholarships have been offered to families. WUNC’s education reporter has followed the school voucher program for years.

Guest:
-Liz Schlemmer, education reporter WUNC

Due South

Leoneda Inge

Leoneda Inge is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at WUNC as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda’s work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital News Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.

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Liz Schlemmer

Liz Schlemmer is WUNC's Education Reporter, covering preschool through higher education. Email: lschlemmer@wunc.org

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