Posted under Education Politics & Federal Government & Parents & Private Schools & School Choice & Urban Schools
I’ve told you about a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators who are leading the fight to save the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program for disadvantaged children in our nation’s capital.
Well, most urgent on the agenda is saving the scholarships of 216 kids that were taken away at the last minute by Obama’s Secretary of Education Arne Duncan — despite the program’s proven success. Sign up on the new Save School Choice website to stay in touch and learn about ways you can help these 216 kids and many more.
And listen in to the radio ad that’s debuting today in Washington DC (click the play button to hear):
Let’s keep up the good fight, and let them know that both little kids and big people here in the Rocky Mountain West want to save this important educational opportunity for as many D.C. kids as possible.
Ed is Watching » Dangers in D.C. Public Schools Strengthen Case to Save Vouchers on 01 Sep 2009 at 10:33 am #
[...] the moral is this: First, be thankful for what you have. More importantly, remember to sign up in support of the 216 students who had their vouchers to escape (in many cases, dangerous) schools revoked by [...]