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Monday, October 19, 2009

D.C. School Vouchers Have a Brighter Outlook in Congress - WSJ.com


D.C. School Vouchers Have a Brighter Outlook in Congress - WSJ.com:

"The District of Columbia's embattled school-voucher program, which lawmakers appeared to have killed earlier this year, looks like it could still survive.

Congress voted in March not to fund the program, which provides certificates to pay for recipients' private-school tuition, after the current school year. But after months of pro-voucher rallies, a television-advertising campaign and statements of support by local political leaders, backers say they are more confident about its prospects. Even some Democrats, many of whom have opposed voucher efforts, have been supportive."