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D.C. charter school used to tout student-aid program - Washington Times

D.C. charter school used to tout student-aid program - Washington Times

D.C. charter school used to tout student-aid program

Friendship one school involved

Education Secretary Arne Duncan visited Friendship Collegiate Academy in Northeast on Wednesday to tout the federally funded Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs. (Associated Press)Education Secretary Arne Duncan visited Friendship Collegiate Academy in Northeast on Wednesday to tout the federally funded Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs. (Associated Press)

Two days after President Obama disparaged D.C. Public Schools on national television, Education Secretary Arne Duncan used a highly successful public charter school as a backdrop to publicize a federal college-access program.

Mr. Duncan and Rep. Chaka Fattah, Pennsylvania Democrat, visitedFriendship Collegiate Academy in Northeast, There, via videoconference, he and other supporters kicked off National GEAR UP Day on Wednesday to highlight the federally funded Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, which serve