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The smallest of Florida's three voucher programs, the Opportunity Scholarship Program, was declared unconstitutional by the Florida supreme court.(Brief article)
* The smallest of Florida's three voucher programs, the Opportunity Scholarship Program, was declared unconstitutional by the Florida supreme court. This would imply that some aspect of the program violates some part of the Florida constitution. Article IX, Section l(a) reads, "Adequate provision shall be made by law for a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of free public schools." But how can an obligation to provide a service be understood as a prohibition against providing some other service? As the majority opinion explains, "Because voucher payments reduce funding for the public education system, the OSP by its very nature undermines the system of 'high ...
- D.C. City Council Supports Expanding Opportunity Scholarship Program.
- Newspaper article from: Education Letter July 29, 2009 700+ words
...to save the popular Opportunity Scholarship Program from attacks by Congress...the demise of the Opportunity Scholarship Program." More than 1...continuing the District's Opportunity Scholarship Program," the letter states...
- District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program: Additional Policies and...
- General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony January 1, 2008 700+ words
...named the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP). GAO was...District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, WSF greatly expanded...financial aid, DC Opportunity Scholarship Program, Washington Scholarship...
- Students in D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Make Significant Improvements...
- Press release article from: Business Wire August 20, 2009 700+ words
...effects of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) show the largest...whose children used an Opportunity Scholarship also expressed greater...Established in 2004, the Opportunity Scholarship Program is a means-tested...
- Monsanto Announces Details of 2006 Opportunity Scholarship Program.
- News wire article from: Canadian Corporate News April 7, 2006 700+ words
...scholarship thanks to the 2006 Monsanto Canada Opportunity Scholarship Program. Monsanto will award an estimated 50 scholarships...Entering its 16th year, the Monsanto Canada Opportunity Scholarship Program has awarded over $750,000 to thousands...
- Where's the money?(Stateline)(Opportunity Scholarship program in South...
- Magazine article from: State Legislatures February 1, 2005 700+ words
...graduates but is $500,000 short because more students than expected have applied and qualified for it. The Opportunity Scholarship program offers money to students attending vocational-technical schools and public or private colleges and universities...
- Schooling the capital: the uphill struggle for school choice in...
- Magazine article from: National Review Miller, John J. June 30, 2008 700+ words
...t be another Tiffany Dunston. That's because she's the beneficiary of something called the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program--a federally funded school-choice initiative that lets a small number of poor kids opt out of public...
- Monsanto Canada Scholarship Program Supports The Future Of Agriculture.
- News wire article from: Canadian Corporate News April 16, 2004 700+ words
...today announced details of its 2004 Monsanto Opportunity Scholarship Program for high school students across Canada. In its 14th year, the Monsanto Canada Opportunity Scholarship program will provide $1,500 scholarships to deserving...
- Monsanto Announces Details Of 2002 Scholarship Program For High School Students.
- News wire article from: Canadian Corporate News April 29, 2002 700+ words
...today announced details of its 2002 scholarship program for high school students across...12th year, the Monsanto Canada Opportunity Scholarship program (formerly Agri-business Scholarship program) provides up to $90,000 in...