May
4th 2009
Posted under Education Politics & Federal Government & Parents & School Choice & Urban Schools
Virginia Walden Ford, the parental crusader for school choice and opportunity — who recently appeared on an iVoices podcast — is featured along with real parents and students in this tremendous Reason Foundation video about the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program. It’s worth the 5 minutes to watch:
Just a heads-up that I don’t plan to stop writing about this issue as long as Congress and the President continue to undermine this successful opportunity for inner-city kids.
Ed is Watching » Silly Little Me, Making a Big Deal Out of Those Poor D.C. Kids & Their Vouchers on 12 May 2009 at 10:50 am #
[...] tree” could help fund a Ministry of Silly Walks for people like me who just can’t help making a big deal out of the Washington DC Opportunity Scholarship [...]
Ed is Watching » Joseph Lieberman Fights for D.C. Kids’ Opportunity -vs.- NEA Lies on 22 Jun 2009 at 1:30 pm #
[...] a tragedy it would be to let petty politics needlessly stamp out opportunity for some kids. And let’s be clear: when I say ‘petty politics’, I mostly mean (as the Wall [...]
Ed is Watching » School Choice, Hoosier Style: Hope for Needy Indiana Kids & the Movement? on 08 Jul 2009 at 10:48 am #
[...] the programs in Washington DC and Milwaukee under attack, is everything all sunshine and roses in the world of school choice? Of [...]