Does Obama's Opposition to Vouchers Doom ESEA?
The House is expected to pass a bill resurrecting the D.C. voucher program, a top priority for John Boehner but opposed by the Obama administration. Read Full Post >
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May 11, 2009
Senate Committee to Look at D.C. Voucher Program
A quick scan of the invite list for Sen. Lieberman’s hearing suggests a lot of sympathetic voices will be testifying at Wednesday's hearing. Read Full Post >
May 06, 2009
A Little Early Budget News on the D.C. Voucher Program
So it looks like President Obama is going to propose extending the D.C. voucher program, just for the kids currently enrolled, in his fiscal year 2010 budget, to be released tomorrow. Politically, it's probably a smart move. The administration will avoid stories and commentaries about kids, includi... Read Full Post >
April 15, 2009
Shelton Takes a Top Innovation Job at U.S. Department
And he's already hard at work in his new role, signing on to a letter about the DC voucher program that is generating some push-back. Read Full Post >
April 06, 2009
Voucher Advocates Seize on IES Study
School choice advocates are high-fiving each other over an Institute of Education Sciences study that showed the D.C. Scholarship and Opportunity program has a positive impact on reading scores. Read Full Post >
March 11, 2009
Obama's Press Secretary Gives Hope for D.C. Voucher Students
Obama doesn't want to disrupt the schooling of the students currently taking advantage of the program. Read Full Post >
March 10, 2009
Senate Rejects Bid to Extend D.C. Voucher Program
The vote came as the Senate approved a spending plan for fiscal year 2009 that also eliminates funding for the Reading First program. Read Full Post >
March 09, 2009
D.C. Voucher Talk: Today at Noon
The controversial Washington D.C. voucher program will be the subject of the Kojo Nnamdi Show today on WAMU, a National Public Radio station. Read Full Post >
October 23, 2008
Alan Greenspan Finds Flaw in Free Market
Does this economic crisis have implications for the debate over vouchers? Read Full Post >
September 10, 2008
McCain Calls for School Choice and Shakeup of Education Bureaucracy
Education is "the civil rights issue of this century," the Arizona senator said when accepting the Republican presidential nomination. Read Full Post >
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