Reposted by @tkland1.bsky.social
North Carolina’s Lawrence Academy has never reported Black enrollment higher than 3% in a county whose population hovers around 60% Black.
It received $518,240 in vouchers in the 2023-2024 school year to fund 86 of its over 200 students.
(Published Nov. 2024)
propublica.org
Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars
North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial voucher-sty...