Comments on: Choice and its enemies in D.C. http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/choice-and-its-enemies-in-dc/ Thinking and Linking by Joanne Jacobs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:51:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bart http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/choice-and-its-enemies-in-dc/#comment-36897 Bart Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:05:52 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/06/10/choice-and-its-enemies-in-dc/#comment-36897 <i>Norton said she has warned fund officials that the program would be killed by Congress and that it was important to start telling families that the vouchers would not be continued indefinitely. She also said she has in the past week met with families receiving scholarships and learned that many of them were unaware of the funding situation. "They looked completely befuddled," she said.</i> I'll bet they did. I'm glad I wasn't there to see it. Norton said she has warned fund officials that the program would be killed by Congress and that it was important to start telling families that the vouchers would not be continued indefinitely.

She also said she has in the past week met with families receiving scholarships and learned that many of them were unaware of the funding situation.

“They looked completely befuddled,” she said.

I’ll bet they did. I’m glad I wasn’t there to see it.

]]> By: Richard Nieporent http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/choice-and-its-enemies-in-dc/#comment-36896 Richard Nieporent Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:03:48 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/06/10/choice-and-its-enemies-in-dc/#comment-36896 <I>Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) said this week that she is working on a plan to phase out the controversial D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, the first in the country to provide federal money for vouchers. "We have to protect the children, who are the truly innocent victims here," said Norton, who like many Democrats opposes vouchers as a threat to public school systems.</I> Yes we wouldn’t want to do anything to harm the wonderful DC school system. http://educationwonk.blogspot.com/2008/02/disastrous-dc-school-system.html What a hypocrite. Clearly she has no regard for the children since she is willing to sacrifice them on the altar of the NEA. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) said this week that she is working on a plan to phase out the controversial D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, the first in the country to provide federal money for vouchers. “We have to protect the children, who are the truly innocent victims here,” said Norton, who like many Democrats opposes vouchers as a threat to public school systems.

Yes we wouldn’t want to do anything to harm the wonderful DC school system.

http://educationwonk.blogspot.com/2008/02/disastrous-dc-school-system.html

What a hypocrite. Clearly she has no regard for the children since she is willing to sacrifice them on the altar of the NEA.

]]> By: Darren http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/choice-and-its-enemies-in-dc/#comment-36895 Darren Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:10:41 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/06/10/choice-and-its-enemies-in-dc/#comment-36895 I thought those DC liberals supported choice. I thought those DC liberals supported choice.

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