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"We will end education programs that don't work," promised Obama in his address to Congress.(The Week)(Brief article)

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"We will end education programs that don't work," promised Obama in his address to Congress. Perhaps congressional Democrats misheard him, because they're working hard to kill the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, which helps nearly 2,000 low-income children attend private schools. By all accounts, parents whose kids participate in this school-choice demonstration project are strongly satisfied. Moreover, a study by the Department of Education last year found that "achievement trends are moving in the right direction." For teachers' unions, however, school choice is always a step in the ...

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