Monday, June 18, 2012

Obama d.c. voucher program

  • President Obama has relented in his opposition to a scholarship program in Washington, D.C., that allows poor students to escape failing public schools by providing vouchers that fund attendance at charter and private schools.
  • (Daily Oklahoman)
  • But supporters of the vouchers have complained that the administration was trying to undermine the program, particularly since Obama did not request any Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.
  • (Washington Post)
  • A controversial Washington, D.C. school voucher program will get a new lease on life under a deal House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) say theyve reached with the Obama administration.
  • (Politico.com)
  • WASHINGTON, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The D.C. Opportunity by President Obama earlier this year that would have failed to fund the program and placed unlawful caps on the number of students eligible for the voucher program.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a statement on Monday: "In partnership with Speaker Boehner, the Obama administration has agreed to grow the D.C.
  • (New York Times Blogs)
  • When federal lawmakers struck a deal on D.C. vouchers in 2011 has continued to voice support for the scholarship program and even tested the city's unflagging loyalty to Mr.
  • (Washington Times)
  • Obama angered Republicans in Congress by proposing to cut off funding for the D.C. voucher program in fiscal 2013. The administration has argued that the program has enough funding to continue and serve new students, as current enrollees leave the program.
  • (Education Week)
  • Congressional backers of the District's private school vouchers said Monday that they had struck a deal with the Obama administration to keep money and students flowing into the controversial program. House Speaker John A.
  • (Washington Post)
  • Last year, President Obama agreed to reauthorize the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, but proceeded to place the improvements in graduation rates as a result of voucher use.
  • (Article.nationalreview.com)

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