Posts tagged School Vouchers
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Breakfast links: Millions
CaBi tops 1.5 million rides; Metro admits blame; Bill encourages complete streets; More seats for NoVa on transpo board; Old is the new green; One way around a height limit; And…. Keep reading…
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How much federal money does DC actually get?
Opponents of DC budget autonomy often cite Congressional funding for the city’s budget as justification of federal meddling in DC affairs. But it turns out several states rely on federal largesse even more than the District. A Congressional appropriations subcommittee recently passed a $637 million payment to the District that includes a number of provisions detailing… Keep reading…
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Will the real education candidate please stand up?
Several weeks ago, we asked the major candidates for the April 26th at-large DC Council special election to answer a set of eight questions about a councilmember’s role in specific education policy issues. We received answers from four of the candidates: Alan Page, Vincent Orange, Bryan Weaver, and Sekou Biddle. We reviewed the responses to see how well the candidates… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not easy being green
NPS rejects BikeDC; Leggett proposing bag fee; H Street NE gets new trees; Biddle challenges signatures, some oddly; Steps to govern DC; Legislative shenanigans; Buses up for cuts; NYC wrestles with tour buses; And…. Keep reading…
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DC needs school choice, not vouchers
The Washington Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), known informally as the DC school voucher program, was passed by Congress to subsidize private school attendance for low-income students in DC. The goal is to provide opportunities for the low-income students to leave low-performing district schools to attend private schools. The program has passionate supporters… Keep reading…