Saving Money Through School Choice

Lindsey Burke / March 29, 2011

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D–CA) has made some pretty absurd comments over the years. Most notably, perhaps, was her quip that “we have to pass the [health care] bill so that you can find out what is in it.” But comments sent out in a press release yesterday rival that condescending statement. In a release concerning House Speaker John Boehner’s (R–OH) efforts to repeal Obamacare, Pelosi added:

Speaker Boehner plans to bring to the floor his own legislation that moves to privatize public education in the District of Columbia. … [It] is an ideological effort to recreate a program that was ended years ago because it did not work.

Where to begin? The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DCOSP) has been a resounding success. Congressionally mandated evaluations of the scholarship program by the U.S. Department of Education revealed that DCOSP children are making gains in academic achievement, particularly reading achievement. (more…)