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By: The Quiet War against School Choice | Think Tank West

The Quiet War against School Choice | Think Tank West — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:13:18 +0000

[...] but did it with Ninja-like stealth. The weapons: Nearly impossible reauthorization requirements, late Friday announcements, and politically expedient promises to keep kids currently attending good schools from being very [...]

By: Pajamas Media » More D.C. Voucher Shenanigans

Pajamas Media » More D.C. Voucher Shenanigans — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:03:18 +0000

[...] Now, the plot has thickened — and so has the duplicity. With no legal basis for doing so, the department has preemptively declared the program dead by forbidding it to accept applications for the fall. [...]

By: Are People Finally Seeing the Gloom? | Think Tank West

Are People Finally Seeing the Gloom? | Think Tank West — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:32:08 +0000

[...] has been percolating for more than ten days, ever since the U.S. Department of Education staged a stealthy and too-late-to-matter release of a study showing that DC’s voucher program works. But the [...]

By: Jay P. Greene

Jay P. Greene — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:42:54 +0000

You raise an excellent question, Shakes. Someone should ask Clint whether the administration is vulnerable to a lawsuit on this.

By: Shakes

Shakes — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:08:11 +0000

I understand they haven’t completely shut it down, but they just recinded the vouchers for all the current applicants and they aren’t taking applications for next year. Where is the legal authority to do that? This program is still authorized. If Congress makes the law than the Ed Sec should abide by the law and give those families their vouchers back.

By: Ed is Watching » A Parent’s Voice: Terrific Source of Information for Colorado Moms & Dads

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:12:13 +0000

[...] than dwell on the latest anti-D.C. scholarship program developments that have me burning angry again (I hope this group stands up and does something about it), I [...]

By: Jay P. Greene

Jay P. Greene — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:00:02 +0000

They haven’t shut down the program… yet. They’ve just ordered the program to stop accepting applications for next year on the assumption that Congress will fail to reauthorize it. But to assume it is to make it a reality.

By: Shakes

Shakes — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:50:55 +0000

What is the legal authority to shut down this program? People claim that it will be killed by Congress, but it hasn’t been killed yet. How is what they are doing legal?