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Single-year private school choice program enrollment growth is largest in American history WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 1, 2013)—More than 245,000 children are participating in publicly funded private school choice programs across the nation, according to the School Choice Yearbook 2012-13—the annual … Continued

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NBA great Jalen Rose and former WNBA legend Lisa Leslie partner with the American Federation for Children in effort to promote expanded educational options    WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 30, 2013)—Former WNBA star Lisa Leslie and former NBA star Jalen Rose … Continued

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Last week, on his Class Struggle blog on The Washington Post’s web site, Jay Mathews wrote a piece entitled “Why private school vouchers aren’t enough,” in which he discussed some of his problems with the highly-successful D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program and the … Continued

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Voters nationwide stand strongly on the side of legislators who support educational options WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 8, 2012)—Supporters of educational choice were victorious in hundreds of races across the country on Tuesday night, as voters in a diverse set of … Continued

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Despite bigger appropriation and strong demand, fewer children enrolled for 2012-2013 school year WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 23, 2012)—The highly successful D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) enrolled 1,584 children from low-income families for the 2012-2013 school year—fewer students than last year—in … Continued

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“Won’t Back Down” tells the story of two mothers who refuse to accept the status quo of a failing school and the challenges of a broken education system. The two mothers, played by Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis, decide to … Continued

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