http://sbrc1.net Western United States Largest Republican Club Sun, 20 May 2012 02:54:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/15/d-c-parents-appalled-obama-wants-to-end-funding-for-scholarship-program/ http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/15/d-c-parents-appalled-obama-wants-to-end-funding-for-scholarship-program/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:34:13 +0000 Hannah Sternberg http://blog.heritage.org/?p=91204 “Either he doesn’t get it, or he doesn’t care,” Sheila Jackson, parent of a D.C. Opportunity Scholarship recipient, said upon hearing the news that President Obama’s budget eliminates funding for the popular program. Jackson sounded torn about which was worse. “I was appalled,” she told Scribe. The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program provides low-income families in one of the worst public school systems in America with vouchers to attend private schools of their choice. More than 1,600 students are benefiting this year alone. Jackson’s daughter, Shawnee, has had a scholarship since … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/15/d-c-parents-appalled-obama-wants-to-end-funding-for-scholarship-program/feed/ 0