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On Thursday, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, a bill sponsored by Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to reauthorize the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, passed out of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and is now on its … Continued

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Scholarship Program that Yields 91 Percent Graduation Rates Receives High Marks from Parents, Children in Congressional Testimony Washington, D.C. (March 1, 2011) – The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) has given children and families hope for a brighter future and deserves … Continued

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From The Washington Post: IF D.C. MAYOR Vincent C. Gray isn’t careful, he could well argue the District out of $60 million in federal education dollars. Testifying before a Senate committee against the voucher program that enables low-income students to … Continued

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From The Heritage Foundation: Sen. Joe Lieberman threw down the gauntlet earlier today during a committee hearing on the merits of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program. “I usually try to see the argument on both sides … but I can’t,” … Continued

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Senate Hearing Renews Call for Reauthorization of Opportunity Scholarships WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 16, 2011) — In a groundswell of support for school choice in the nation’s capital, the chairman of the D.C. City Council along with a host of local leaders … Continued

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From The Washington Post: [The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program was created in 2004 to allow students from low-income families to attend private schools. The program stopped enrolling new students after 2008, but Congress is considering legislation that would reopen it. … Continued

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