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From The Washington Times: The best message from Tuesday’s State of the Union address came from students sitting in the speaker’s box. Three recipients of D.C. Opportunity Scholarships attended the speech to ask for the program’s reauthorization. Yesterday, House Speaker John A. … Continued

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House Minority Leader John Boehner (R–OH) made quite a statement on Monday when, on his first day back in office post-elections, he took time out to meet with parents and children enrolled in the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DCOSP). In … Continued

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D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee is in the process of formulating a new blueprint for special education reform that includes an expansion of voucher programs. And whether Miss Rhee stays or goes after the January 2011 mayoral inauguration, the … Continued

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One should not under-estimate the impact of the DC school voucher program on student achievement. According to the official announcement and the executive summary of the report, school vouchers lifted high school graduation rates but it could not be conclusively … Continued

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STUDENTS AWARDED vouchers to attend private schools in the District had significantly better chances of graduating from high school, and parents who sent their children to schools using scholarships were happy with having a choice of good, safe schools. These … Continued

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PARENTS LOVE IT. Students benefit from it. But neither the White House nor most Democrats in Congress had the backbone to support a unique program that provides vouchers to low-income D.C. families in search of better educational opportunities. Now the … Continued

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