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About 2,300 more North Carolina families were just notified their kids will get private-school vouchers for 2024. But about 56,000 could be denied Opportunity Scholarships unless the General Assembly approves more money.

About 72,000 students applied for North Carolina private school vouchers for 2024-25. That means about 40,000 higher-income families may be turned down.

A Charlotte private school that has received more than $400,000 in North Carolina vouchers was evicted this week by another private school that had been leasing its space. The landlord school didn't want its reputation tainted by questions about the tenant.

North Carolina's private-school enrollment showed its steepest climb in two decades last year, according to new state data. The change comes as legislators prepare to expand public vouchers for tuition.

North Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill that would increase the amount of public money available to subsidize students in private schools. It would also authorize counties to offer up to $1,000 per pupil in local money for children in private schools.

This time last year, thousands of families were visiting huge "choice fairs" and spiling into schools across the Charlotte region for tours and open houses.But now the application season coincides with a resurgent pandemic.

When Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools revealed that this year’s enrollment was down by almost 7,000 students, the drop of almost 5% seemed shocking. Officials had suspected the all-remote opening would send some families in search of other options, but they didn’t anticipate that many.

Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly described the letter from Charlotte Latin Head of School Chuck Baldecchi as saying there was a…

Friday kicks off the 2020 school choice season in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, as well as some charter schools in the region.As options expand and…