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Diocese letter pushed principals to promote vouchers - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Diocese letter pushed principals to promote vouchers - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:

Diocese letter pushed principals to promote vouchers

Just how involved did the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh get in the effort to promote vouchers? Very.

This is clear in an Oct. 20 letter that Dr. Ronald R. Bowes, assistant superintendent for policy and development in the diocese, wrote in October to Catholic school principals.

It calls for them to be “relentless” in promoting school choice, in part by telling parents who had received financial aid that they had to call their state legislators and push for school choice legislation to receive more financial aid the next year.

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