{"id":2024985,"date":"2023-09-07T17:53:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T21:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nc-dem-gov-attacks-private-school-vouchers-he-sent-his-daughter-to-pricey-private-school\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T17:54:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T21:54:59","slug":"nc-dem-gov-attacks-private-school-vouchers-he-sent-his-daughter-to-pricey-private-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nc-dem-gov-attacks-private-school-vouchers-he-sent-his-daughter-to-pricey-private-school\/","title":{"rendered":"NC Dem Gov criticizes private school vouchers while sending his daughter to an expensive private school."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnc-dem-gov-attacks-private-school-vouchers-he-sent-his-daughter-to-pricey-private-school%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2024985&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Accused of Hypocrisy on Education<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Thursday, Democrat North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper hosted a roundtable discussion to highlight what he called \u201cthe extreme Republican plans to undermine and\u200d underfund public education in North Carolina,\u201d attacking the \u201cunaccountable private \u200dschool vouchers for the wealthy that will hurt our public schools.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cooper neglected to mention that he has sent \u2062at least one of his three daughters to Saint Mary\u2019s\u200d School, an expensive private \u2064school\u200c in Raleigh, as A.P Dillon of the North State\u200b Journal has reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In terms \u200dof folks\u200b being able to send their kids to\u2062 the private school of their choice using an Opportunity Scholarship, it&#8217;s worth remembering \u200cCooper sent one of his daughters to St. Mary&#8217;s, a\u200d private school with hefty tuition cost.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L7Lwr6mB1p\">https:\/\/t.co\/L7Lwr6mB1p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 A.P. Dillon (@APDillon_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/APDillon_\/status\/1643249089742618625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Expanding Voucher Programs<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nc-dem-gov-attacks-private-school-vouchers-he-sent-his-daughter-to-pricey-private-school\/\" title=\"NC Dem Gov criticizes private school vouchers while sending his daughter to an expensive private school.\">proposed voucher program expansion<\/a> would pour billions of dollars in taxpayer money into private schools that are unaccountable to the public and can decide which students they want to admit,\u201d Cooper stated in a <a href=\"https:\/\/governor.nc.gov\/news\/press-releases\/2023\/09\/07\/governor-cooper-hosts-education-roundtable-eastern-north-carolina-speaks-education-leaders-about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. \u201cTheir plan would\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/for-real-north-carolina-gov-declares-state-of-emergency-because-republican-led-school-choice-is-about-to-pass\/\" title=\"NC Governor declares 'state of emergency' over Republican-led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kentucky-gov-vetoes-school-choice-bill-despite-sending-kids-to-private-school\/\" title=\"Kentucky Gov. Vetoes School Choice Bill Despite Sending Kids To Private School\">school choice bill<\/a>.&#8221;>expand private school vouchers<\/a> so anyone \u2013 \u200beven\u2062 a millionaire \u2064\u2013 \u2063can get taxpayer money for their children\u2019s private\u200c school tuition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In May,\u200b Cooper <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeAngelisCorey\/status\/1660736473988050947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1660742730396454934%7Ctwgr%5E3739ad8d2a46f6407979198ca71c7b2909c6a0c7%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fmedia%2Fnorth-carolina-gov-roy-cooper-declares-state-emergency-school-choice-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declared<\/a> a \u201cstate of emergency\u201d to prevent the legislature from passing a school choice bill.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s \u2062time to declare a state\u2062 of emergency for public education in North Carolina. There\u2019s no executive order like with a hurricane or the pandemic, but it\u2019s no \u200cless important,\u201d Cooper said. \u201cIt\u2019s clear that the Republican legislature is aiming to choke the life out of public education. I\u2019m declaring this state of emergency because you need to know what\u2019s happening. If you care about public schools \u200din North \u200dCarolina, it\u2019s time to take immediate \u200caction and tell them to stop the damage that will\u200c set back our schools for a generation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In \u200ba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sms.edu\/about-us\/school-news\/~post\/nc-first-lady-kristin-cooper-will-be-2017-commencement-speaker-20170223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a> \u2062 from 2017, St. Mary\u2019s noted that Cooper\u2019s daughter \u2062Natalie\u200b graduated from the school in 2011.<\/p>\n<h3>Accusations of Hypocrisy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jason Williams, executive director of the NC Faith and Freedom Coalition, has slammed Cooper for his actions against \u2062private schools, \u2064 <a href=\"\/\/D59AAB3B-049F-430A-8D0C-405BB9FA6D89\/v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying<\/a>, \u201cWhy doesn\u2019t Roy Cooper want\u2062 your child to have the same quality, private education his kid had? If he believed so much in public education, why did\u200b he spend thousands for \u2062his own kid to avoid it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe do have \u2062a state \u200bof emergency with \u200dour public school system. The problem with Gov. \u2063Cooper\u2019s state of emergency is the focus is on the wrong thing,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe true emergency is the leftist attempts to \u2062indoctrinate our children and the failure to\u200b adequately educate them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">School choice advocate Corey DeAngelis tweeted, \u201cThis hypocrite sent\u200d his own kid to a private \u200dschool. We\u2019re freeing families from\u2063 the\u200b clutches \u2064of \u200bthe\u2063 teachers unions\u2064 once and\u200c for all\u2063 &#038; there\u2019s nothing \u2063he can do about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: North \u2064Carolina Governor Roy Cooper declares a STATE OF EMERGENCY\u200d to fight against school choice.<\/p>\n<p>This hypocrite sent his own kid to a private school.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re \u200cfreeing families from the clutches of the teachers unions once \u200cand for all &#038; there&#8217;s nothing he can do\u200c about it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m4bbcpiEIx\">pic.twitter.com\/m4bbcpiEIx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Corey A. DeAngelis, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-five-democrats-hate-school-choice-unless-its-for-themselves\/\" title=\"These Five Democrats Hate School Choice \u2013 Unless It\u2019s for Themselves\">school choice evangelist<\/a> \u2064(@DeAngelisCorey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeAngelisCorey\/status\/1660736473988050947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, Governor Roy Cooper of North Carolina, a Democrat, held a roundtable discussion to criticize the Republican&#8217;s alleged efforts to weaken and inadequately finance public education in the state. He specifically targeted private school vouchers for the wealthy, claiming they would harm public schools. However, Cooper failed to acknowledge his own involvement in supporting such vouchers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2024986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2024985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2024985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2024985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2024985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2024986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2024985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2024985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2024985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}