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The politics of 'School Choice'

By Leoneda Inge,

Published December 10, 2024 at 3:26 PM EST

North Carolina state legislature on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. — The state House voted Thursday afternoon to pass a long-delayed $30 billion spending plan.

School vouchers allow state taxpayer money to ‘follow the student’ to private schools. Depending on your opinion, that might be a win or loss for students.

Guests:
-Lynn Edmonds, is the Outreach Director at Public Schools First NC and a representative on the Wake County School Board

-Brian Jodice, is the Executive Vice President with Parents for Educational Freedom in NC

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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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Cole del Charco

Cole del Charco is an audio producer and writer based in Durham. He's made stories for public radio's All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Marketplace. Before joining Due South, he spent time as a freelance journalist, an education and daily news reporter for WUNC, and a podcast producer for WFAE in Charlotte.

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