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More on the Durbin Child Expulsion Amendment.
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Senator Durbin, why do you want to throw these kids out of their schools?
This has been mentioned before; and we’re hearing via Kaus that both the Department of Education and the President is demonstrating an awareness of the situation that I personally consider to be a good deal superior for your own. Don’t you think that maybe you want to, I don’t know, stop putting the desires of the NEA before the needs of poor DC children?
Wait, that’s an argument that assumes moral character on your part, so let me rephrase. Do you ...
President Obama, School Choice Success Story
The Corner on National Review Online —
Thursday, March 05, 2009 [image] President Obama, School Choice Success Story [Dan Lips] Last night, Education Sec. Arne Duncan broke with leading Democrats on Capitol Hill, saying that he thinks that D.C. kids receiving vouchers should be allowed to stay in their private schools: I don t think it makes sense to take kids out of a school where they re happy and safe and satisfied and learning. That s very welcome news to the 1,700 D.C. kids currently participating in the scholarship program. But what remains unclear is where the Obama administration stands on continuing the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program and, specifically, offering scholarships to more D.C. kids. Parsing ...
President Obama's Real Education Reform Test
The Corner on National Review Online —
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 [image] President Obamas Real Education Reform Test [Dan Lips] President Obama laid out his plans for reforming American education today in a speech to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. In his brief time in office, the President has overseen the largest increase in federal education spending in history. But this morning he announced that, What s required is not simply new investments, but new reforms. That's not to say there won't be even more spending hikes. Preschool programs and Pell Grants will get even more money under President Obama s plans. This will be billed as a speech about reform. But don t get your hopes up the president missed his ...
Please Save Our Scholarships, Mr. President
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Please Save Our Scholarships, Mr. President Posted on March 16, 2009 The Kids of DC PLEAD with the anti-education president for his help. Unfortunately this president is more interested in helping unions get more money than in helping kids get a good education.» Filed Under Barack Obama , Congress , Democrats , Education , Government ethics/corruption , Liberal Media/Bias , Liberal World , News , liberalism Trackback URL Comments
