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Results 1 - 20 of 359 in School Vouchers

  1. 1,200 children in St Mary SE to benefit from ...Read the original story w/Photo

    47 min ago | Jamaica Observer

    ... Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in the form of educational grants with 500 students receiving back-to-school vouchers last year and a further $1-million set aside to assist students at the tertiary level. But Peralto says his focus is not only ...

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    Related Topix: Computers, Education, Agriculture, Science

  2. School choice series: Grandmother struggles to navigate systemRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Nov 10 | NOLA.com

    This is the fourth of a series on school choice in the New Orleans area Part Three: Mother is determined to find best public pre-K La-Aarea Mosby, 6 and her grandmother, Michelle Mosby, read a book together at their New Orleans home.

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    Related Topix: New Orleans, LA

  3. Opinion: Ruben Navarrette Jr.: Lieberman holds hammer over Democrats' health care planRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 11 | San Jose Mercury News

    ... have been surprised. They've known for years that Lieberman isn't afraid to go his own way. He has supported school vouchers, questioned affirmative action and showed a willingness to privatize Social Security - all of which put him at odds with ...

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    Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Health Insurance, Health, US Senate, Republican, Olympia Snowe, Opinion, Science / Technology

  4. PermalinkRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 10 | The Washington Monthly

    ... GOP's policy agenda. As Pence saw it, near the top of the Republicans' list should be "welfare reform" and "school vouchers." Around the same time, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) said the party needs to rally in support of a balanced-budget ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mike Pence, US Senate, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Education, Minnesota Government, Minnesota, Jim DeMint

  5. Because I've recently seen a white paper claiming more Black...Read the original story

    Tuesday Nov 10 | Prometheus 6

    ... due to changes in labor supply. I. Motivation and Introduction Many education policy interventions, such as school vouchers, school choice, district consolidation, and student busing, change the student demographics of schools. Such policies are ...

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  6. Which states are innovative in education? A new report card.Read the original story

    Monday Nov 9 | Christian Science Monitor

    If states truly want to improve their education systems, they need to do away with the rules, regulations, and bureaucracies that stymie innovation.That's one message from a new report that measures states on how well they foster education innovation, grading them in areas ranging from finance and school management to how well they hire effective ...

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  7. A Berlin Wall needs to fall in D.C. so that each child can receive a private school voucherRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 5 | Examiner.com

    The images and symbolism coming from Berlin yesterday on the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall were striking.

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    Related Topix: Education, Kids, Family

  8. At N.J. school, Christie's remarks political, personalRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 10 | Philly.com News

    ... education in the next budget, despite facing a deficit that could top $8 billion. Christie also favors school vouchers and charter schools to give urban students more options. He said competition would force failing public schools to "change or ...

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    Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, Jon Corzine, US Governors, Kids, Education

  9. Fail: education revolution scores 3/10Read the original story w/Photo

    Monday Nov 9 | The Age

    ... an inflexible, bureaucratic driven straight-jacket on schools. Changes that would raise standards, such as school vouchers where the money follows the child and more parents can choose between government and non-government schools and giving schools ...

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  10. Which states are innovative in education? A new report card.

    Friday Oct 30 | Christian Science Monitor

    ... director of education policy studies, disagreed about some details, particularly when it came to areas like school vouchers and tuition tax credits. "But we like to point out that even folks who look at the world from different perspectives can find ...

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    Related Topix: Education

  11. State Unions Best Interest is not Tax payers Best InterestRead the original story

    Monday Nov 9 | The Ridgewood Blog

    ... than union leaders hoped, though he said the foes of his brand of education reform - which includes school vouchers - are "significant and powerful." "Change will come," he said. "What form that change will take is going to be a product of how well ...

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    Related Topix: Jon Corzine, US Governors, Education

  12. Unions may look to play nice Fear Christie will roll back gainsRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 8 | North Jersey Media Group

    ... than union leaders hoped, though he said the foes of his brand of education reform a ' which includes school vouchers a ' are "significant and powerful." "Change will come," he said. "What form that change will take is going to be a product of how ...

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    Related Topix: Jon Corzine, US Governors, Education

  13. N.J. unions worry Christie will keep promises when he takes officeRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Nov 8 | New Jersey Online

    ... than union leaders hoped, though he said the foes of his brand of education reform - which includes school vouchers - are "significant and powerful." "Change will come," he said. "What form that change will take is going to be a product of how well ...

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    Related Topix: Newark, NJ, Jon Corzine, US Governors

  14. Fresh hope for city kidsRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 8 | Asbury Park Press Online

    ... the state, starting with the largest districts first, to rid them of wasteful spending. And Christie wants school vouchers, tuition tax credits and urban scholarship incentive programs. Corzine, who wanted nothing to do with an educational reform ...

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    Related Topix: Family, Kids, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Jon Corzine, US Governors, Barack Obama, Education Etc., Education

  15. Doblin: Christie was born to ride to Oradell

    Friday Nov 6 | North Jersey Media Group

    ... a smart political move on the part of the governor-elect. There is much disagreement on the effectiveness of school vouchers and whether they would ultimately undermine public education. But there is no disagreement that good charter schools are ...

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    Related Topix: Oradell, NJ, Livingston, NJ, US News, Newark, NJ, Education, Opinion

  16. Vouchers would help community collegeRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 5 | Erie Times-News

    With regard to the Erie Times-News' endorsement of state Sen. Jane Earll's proposal to fund a community college with table game money, perhaps you had forgotten that Ohio was poised to pass gambling legislation which will negatively affect Presque Isle Downs' income.

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    Related Topix: Erie, PA, Erie County, PA, Opinion

  17. Christie Pledges Fight on Taxes and Business RulesRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Nov 5 | New York Times

    ... pressing his argument that children in the poorest cities were being held back by teachers' unions blocking school vouchers and merit pay. Democrats have accused Republicans of ignoring the state's ailing cities. "Other than taxes and funding ...

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    Related Topix: US News, New Jersey, Education, Charlie Crist, US Governors

  18. Vouchers, Gay Marriage And Black-Jewish Relations: An Interview With New York Governor David Paterson,Elliot Resnick, Jewish Press Staff ReporterRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Nov 4 | The Jewish Press

    ... in this room who voted for Kerry!" But charter schools are probably the closest that we're going to get to [school vouchers] right now, and I've been a pretty big charter school advocate to this point. But of course as a government official I have ...

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    Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, David Paterson, African-American

  19. "Fenger Pointing" by Becky FengerRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Nov 4 | Sonoran News

    ... to root out of their culture the denigration of "acting white" by studying and earning good grades. That and school vouchers. Lisa Graham Keegan is cute as a button, sharp as a razor, and able to influence folks. She would have been George W. Bush's ...

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    Related Topix: Los Angeles, CA, Education

  20. The GOP's HungerRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 4 | National Journal

    ... In a movement, you have to agree on everything -- taxes, abortion, gay rights, health care reform, Iraq, school vouchers, everything. If you don't, you're not part of the movement. Political parties are supposed to be coalitions. To be part of a ...

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    Related Topix: US News, Pete Sessions, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Rahm Emanuel, Bill Clinton, History in the News