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  • School Choice Added to No Child Left Behind

    02/08/2006 7:52:48 PM PST · by Coleus · 9 replies · 305+ views
    Family.org ^ | 02.08.06 | Pete Winn
     The president suggests vouchers for kids trapped in failing public schools.Pro-family education experts are applauding the Bush administration for a bold new school-choice plan they say could help public-school students who are trapped in schools that fail to meet basic standards.Dan Lips, education analyst at The Heritage Foundation, said the proposal would provide $100 million in federal money for local groups to provide options."Basically, it would offer scholarships worth $4,000 for children to transfer out of public schools that have failed to meet adequate yearly progress for six years," he told CitizenLink. "It would give these children an opportunity to...