Education secretary says DC kids should keep their private-school vouchers
March 10, 2009
As reported in the Chicago Tribune, a Washington, D.C. school voucher program gives scholarships to about 1,700 poor students so they can attend private schools. It was written by Senator Dick Durbin, D-Ill. and created as a five-year pilot program that is set to end this year. It is the only federal voucher program in the country. Democrats in Congress have written a spending bill that would effectively end the program after next year. Republicans insist that parents deserve a choice if their kids are in failing schools, saying vouchers create competition that puts pressure on public schools to do better.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-school-vouchers,0,199344.story
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