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washingtonpost.com - 11/22/2008
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President-elect Barack Obama and Mrs. Obama Decide to ...
blogs.abcnews.com - 11/21/2008
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ABC News can report that the Obamas have
selected Sidwell Friends for their daughters Sasha and Malia
to attend. Sidwell is where Chelsea Clinton attended school during the Clinton administration. From Obama Transition Team aide Katie McCormick ...
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Obamas Pick Sidwell Friends School for Daughters
news.yahoo.com - 11/22/2008
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WASHINGTON President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have
chosen Sidwell Friends School for their two daughters, opting
for a private institution that another White House child, Chelsea Clinton , attended a decade ago. "A number of great schools were ...
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Obamas chose private Sidwell Friends School - Yahoo! News
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Barack Obama Chooses Sidwell Friends School for His Daughters
Politics Daily —
... Hot Seater) John Dickerson for a comment: "I made my deepest friendships there. I learned about serving other people and I learned how to think for myself. Also: The girls should take Tonken, Turner and Lang when the time comes." I'm going to throw in Elko, Crow, Mog, Banker and Aronson. The only downside is that I'm kind of bummed that this will make it near impossible to get my son in. Go Quakers! Permalink | Email this | ...
What the Obama Kids Will Miss Out On at Private School
Pajamas Media —
... the elite, $30,000 per year Sidwell Friends School for their daughters. On blogs, there are the predictable arguments about whether President-elect Obama should have chosen a public school instead, with reasonable ripostes about the daughters’ safety. These arguments, overall, are mundane and avoid the point since the Obamas enjoy the same freedom of personal decision as everyone else in terms of choosing a school within the limits of their finances. Furthermore, no matter what school they attend, Malia and Sasha Obama have all of the advantages in the world. If they truly ...
Obama snow days: First lady grounded
The Swamp —
... "School is closed,'' the Web-site at Sidwell Friends this morning advises parents, as three to four inches of snow have accumulated on the ground throughout Washington and more is on the way. ...
Democrats Want to Kill DC School Choice
Wizbang —
... for working to kill the school voucher program that allows poor DC children to attend private schools, including Sidwell Friends , the same elite school that Malia and Sasha attend. Last week, the Democrat-controlled House passed a spending bill that spells the end, after the 2009-10 school year, of the federally funded program that enables poor students to attend private schools with scholarships of up to $7,500. A statement signed by Mr. Obey as Appropriations Committee chairman that accompanied the $410 billion spending package directs D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. ...
Obamas' signed covers: Auction fodder
The Swamp —
... The Obamas made a little money for their girls' new school, the private Sidwell Friends School in Washington -- where tuition runs $28,442 in the lower grades and $29,442 in the upper grades -- with some autographs for a school benefit the other night. ...
Has Lindsey Graham Ever Stepped Outside the Bubble?
Firedoglake —
... That's why Harvard folded once the University of Massachusetts was created, and someone must have forgotten to tell Sidwell Friends that they were supposed to fold in the face of Teh Public Schools. Thanks to the ...
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