DC Residents Rally To Save The Voucher Program

The USA Today reported that "a federal evaluation, released April 3 by the U.S. Education Department, found that after three years, there was a 'statistically significant positive impact' on students' reading test scores, but not on their math scores. Overall, voucher students performed about three months ahead of their peers in public schools in reading, but no better in math. Mary Lord, a member of the D.C. State Board of Education, says the statistics may be misleading because many of the voucher kids attend the city's worst schools. She says the voucher, which provides up to $7,500 a year, gives 'enormous bang for the buck,' considering that the city's per-pupil budget for year is, by one estimate, nearly $17,000 per student."
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