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Norton Releases Administration Statement Opposing D.C. Voucher Bill

Statement

Date: March 29, 2011
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: K-12 Education

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the Statement of Administration Policy from the Executive Office of the President today opposing House Speaker John Boehner's voucher bill, H.R. 471, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, due on the House floor for a vote tomorrow. The Administration's statement notes that the President has requested funds for the District's public schools and public charter schools in his 2012 budget. The Administration's policy says it, "strongly opposes expanding the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program and opening it to new students. Rigorous evaluation over several years demonstrates that the D.C. program has not yielded improved student achievement by its scholarship recipients compared to other students in D.C."


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