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</p>President Obama is a school choice success story, and <ahref="http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2009/04/How-Members-of-the-111th-Congress-Practice-Private-School-Choice">38 percent of those in Congress have sent a child to a private school. So why are they denying the same choice to low-income parents in our nation’s capital?
The Obama administration and Congress have put the successful D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program on a path to elimination. The program provides scholarships to 1700 low-income students to attend private schools. Students are making academic gains, and parents are satisfied now that their children finally can attend safe and effective schools.
Ten days ago, <ahref="http://blog.heritage.org/2010/03/17/senate-votes-against-school-choice/">Senator Joe Lieberman argued from the Senate floor for the scholarships, which have been nothing short of life-changing for many of these children. That didn’t sway enough of his colleagues to save the scholarships. What would losing scholarships mean to the students? Let them tell you: <ahref="http://VoicesofSchoolChoice.org">VoicesofSchoolChoice.org .
Cross-posted from<ahref="https://www.lauraingraham.com/b/Democrats-deny-opportunity-to-schoolchildren/-160745226378957272.html"> LauraIngraham.com