Public school enrollment is plummeting in North Carolina because of school choice

It is nice to have more data on the condition of public schools.

Public school enrollment is plummeting in North Carolina because of school choice reports:

If you want to see how parents act when the government stops forcing an educational monopoly on them, look to North Carolina.

Nearly 20 percent of students are attending something other than a traditional public school, where attendance is falling “rapidly,” according to The News & Observer.

The rush toward charter, private and even home schools is largely due to the Republican takeover of the Legislature in 2010.

Lawmakers have since removed the 100-school cap on charter schools (it’s up to 185 as of this fall), created a $4,200 voucher for low-income families and two programs for special-needs kids to get out of public schools (where they are often treated poorly), and even made it easier for non-parent adults to teach homeschoolers.

Charter schools have grown by twice as many students as public schools have lost since the 2014-15 school year ....

As a monopoly Public Schools have little incentive to change.  There are so many problems with public schools it is hard to know where to start.  When parents are given options many of them will put their children in some other venue. 

I predict even more parents will pull their children from public schools as they see how well things are going for their friends and neighbor's children.

Hat tip:  Instapundit