DON’T BE FOOLED by the excuses offered by Senate Democratic leaders about why no vote has been scheduled to reauthorize the District’s federally funded private school voucher program. The truth is that opponents know how bad it would look to … Continued
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Last fall, I shared a stage inside a crowded Fort Lauderdale chapel with a young man who at one point in his life seemed destined for failure but rose to become valedictorian of his eighth-grade class. His name is Antonio … Continued
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A school choice rally Thursday will build a new public alliance between activists who want Georgia to offer more education options for students — leaders of private schools, charter schools, scholastic reform organizations and parents. Click here to read … Continued
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About 25 of the 70 students at Gulf Coast Christian School in St. Petersburg have a big chunk of their tuition paid for by taxpayers, courtesy of a private-school voucher that’s worth $3,950. Plenty of other families want to enroll, … Continued
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President Obama’s fiscal 2011 budget calls for a 9% increase in federal education spending, and he has famously said that the money should go to “what works” in education. So he ought to take another look at Milwaukee, where the … Continued
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Voices of Determination Follows 10 Children from all Walks of Life, Telling Their Stories of Heartbreak, Endless Determination, and Ultimate Success Washington, DC - Spurred by the stories of his father’s lonely and sometimes dangerous seven-mile walks to a schoolhouse in … Continued
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