Posted by
Billy on Thursday, February 26, 2009 7:47:31 PM
Disadvantaged children in the District of Columbia will be losing an educational lifeline if a new spending bill is passed on Capitol Hill. At the same time, abortionists and homosexual activists stand to gain from the Omnibus bill.
Dan Lips, a senior policy analyst with The Heritage Foundation, warns that the new Omnibus bill -- passed by the House on Wednesday essentially along party lines -- will terminate the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program. Currently the program is serving 1,700 children with scholarships up to $7,500.
"This program is simply changing their lives," states Lips. "It's giving these children who are among the poorest in the community in Washington, DC, an opportunity to attend a private school of their parent's choice."
The benefits have been noticeable, says Lips. "[T]he evaluations that have been done of this program have shown that parents are more satisfied with their child's new school's safety and learning environment than they otherwise were when the child was in public school," he shares. "This is a program that is making a terrific difference in these children's lives.
(Those who say the left cares about those who have needs, need to read this story. Why is it those on the left are only pro choice before the child is born. Kids and parents shouldn't be trapped in schools which have failed them. Read more of this story
Omnibus bill - kids lose, liberals win.)