Tigermike 4,329 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 The omnibus budget bill that passed the House last week could destroy school vouchers in Washington, DC and the Washington Post is urging the Senate to restore the funding: Rep. Davis R. Obey (Wis.) and other congressional Democrats should spare us their phony concern about the children participating in the District’s school voucher program. If they cared for the future of these students, they wouldn’t be so quick as to try to kill the program that affords low-income, minority children a chance at a better education. Their refusal to even give the program a fair hearing makes it critical that D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) seek help from voucher supporters in the Senate and, if need be, President Obama. Last week, the Democrat-controlled House passed a spending bill that spells the end, after the 2009-10 school year, of the federally funded program that enables poor students to attend private schools with scholarships of up to $7,500. A statement signed by Mr. Obey as Appropriations Committee chairman that accompanied the $410 billion spending package directs D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee to “promptly take steps to minimize potential disruption and ensure smooth transition†for students forced back into the public schools. We would like Mr. Obey and his colleagues to talk about possible “disruption†with Deborah Parker, mother of two children who attend Sidwell Friends School because of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program. “The mere thought of returning to public school frightens me,†Ms. Parker told us as she related the opportunities  such as a trip to China for her son  made possible by the program. Tell her, as critics claim, that vouchers don’t work, and she’ll list her children’s improved test scores, feeling of safety and improved motivation. But the debate unfolding on Capitol Hill isn’t about facts. It’s about politics and the stranglehold the teachers unions have on the Democratic Party. Why else has so much time and effort gone into trying to kill off what, in the grand scheme of government spending, is a tiny program? Why wouldn’t Congress want to get the results of a carefully calibrated scientific study before pulling the plug on a program that has proved to be enormously popular? Could the real fear be that school vouchers might actually be shown to be effective in leveling the academic playing field? This week, the Senate takes up the omnibus spending bill, and we hope that, with the help of supporters such as Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.), the program gets the reprieve it deserves. If it doesn’t, someone needs to tell Ms. Parker why a bunch of elected officials who can send their children to any school they choose are taking that option from her. The vouchers cover up to $7,500 ($6,000 average), the average cost per student in DC is $24,600. So it’s hardly a substantial amount of money in comparison to the amount of money spent on the average student and the vouchers are having a positive impact FOR STUDENTS. Members of Congress and the President have made the choice to send their kids to private school. If they don’t trust the government to education their kids, why should the residents of the District of Columbia? Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/56724-democrats-screw-the-children/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacola tiger 0 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Perhaps if Mrs. Parker has to take her children out of Sidwell Friends, Mr. Obama will do the same in a show of solidarity? Something tells me this won't be the case. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/56724-democrats-screw-the-children/#findComment-585258 Share on other sites More sharing options...
autigeremt 7,553 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Boy.........and they say the last 8 years was bad?????? Living in a box they are. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/56724-democrats-screw-the-children/#findComment-585276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNewby 27 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Members of Congress and the President have made the choice to send their kids to private school. If they don’t trust the government to education their kids, why should the residents of the District of Columbia? Look! Members of Congress and the President won. They can do whatever they want to. Get over it. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/56724-democrats-screw-the-children/#findComment-585278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottomfeeder 244 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Look guys and girls, it doesn't matter which side is in the White House. The government spends too much and it's only going to hurt us all. Bush left behind a deficit that is 9% of GDP. His first term in office he increased spending by 20%, and effectively doubled the nation debt in his second term. Without the restraints of sound monetary policy the government will spend to infinity, therefore inflating the Federal Reserve Note and impoverishing the masses. Freudian theories used to control the masses have worked with limited results. In that, consumerism has been shown to be disastrous, we are forced to find a new direction with which to control the inner human nature that has the tendency to be violent. I pose this question to all of you. What really makes everyone happy and content? Maslow's Hierarchy of needs? Or, the desires of the heart being met? Or, something we all don't know about? Religion cannot be applied here, because it is a personal choice, not a force of government. Germany tried that. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/56724-democrats-screw-the-children/#findComment-585280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNewby 27 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Look guys and girls, it doesn't matter which side is in the White House. The government spends too much and it's only going to hurt us all. Bush left behind a deficit that is 9% of GDP. His first term in office he increased spending by 20%, and effectively doubled the nation debt in his second term. Without the restraints of sound monetary policy the government will spend to infinity, therefore inflating the Federal Reserve Note and impoverishing the masses. Freudian theories used to control the masses have worked with limited results. In that, consumerism has been shown to be disastrous, we are forced to find a new direction with which to control the inner human nature that has the tendency to be violent. I pose this question to all of you. What really makes everyone happy and content? Maslow's Hierarchy of needs? Or, the desires of the heart being met? Or, something we all don't know about? Religion cannot be applied here, because it is a personal choice, not a force of government. Germany tried that. Inflation: the silent killer. If my household had been spending (and continued to spend) over its income the way government has/is, it would not longer be a household. It would be two homeless beggars. Of course, my household cannot print "fiat" money. But it can adjust its spending habits, just as it has in previous economic hard times. Cuts need to be made by Uncle Sam. The wrong cuts do not. Everybody cannot have everything they WANT. Cutting programs that show good results is stupid in light of the boxcars full of pork in the so-called budget. Good education not only helps the individual, it helps the nation. What ever happened to "a mind is a terrible thing to waste"? Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/56724-democrats-screw-the-children/#findComment-585294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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