A Wake County Democrat spoke out against expanding Opportunity Scholarships and pointed to one private school as a reason.
“State dollars should go to public schools,” said Rep. Abe Jones, D-Wake. “Private schools will get their money, believe me. They’ll get it from churches, from big donors. We’ve got some private schools in this county. Ravenscroft: Great school. My kids didn’t go there. I went up there and they quoted me tuition $32,000 to send my kid to Ravenscroft. Both my kids went to Leesville Road High School and middle school. They got great educations.”
School-choice advocates point out that private schools with a hefty price tag like the north Raleigh-based Ravenscroft aren’t the norm for private schools across the state.