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Often called the “people’s branch,” the Legislature has waged a relentless campaign to restrict or destroy these rights of the people.

The Omnibus package under consideration in the House this weekincludes legislative language that will lead to the elimination ofthe D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program.

Last year was the most successful year ever for state school choiceinitiatives. This year could be even better. Just last week,lawmakers in Georgia and Utah voted for sweeping school choiceplans, and New York's new liberal governor made a pitch for privateschool tuition breaks.

Now that school is back in session, here's a quick quiz forparents, teachers, and taxpayers: Who do you think should be incharge of making decisions governing public schools in yourcommunity - Congress or local officials and school leaders?

Chalk up another victory for the National Education Association -and other special-interest groups that oppose allowing parents todecide where their children attend school.

Two months have passed since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, and still Congress has failed to provide promised emergency education relief to help hundreds of thousands of displaced students enroll in school this year.

A Student-Centered Approach to the Dropout Crisis

EDUCATION NOTEBOOK:  Beauprez Looks to the States to Move Beyond No Child Left Behind July 27, 2006 It's been said that everything old becomes new again. This is proving true in the federal education reform debate. A conservative congressman has introduced new legislation based on an old idea: local control over education.  

The Faribault High School Distinguished Alumni Banquet is back after three years absence due to COVID. The Class of 2020 is being inducted April 22, 2023.

Waiting for a Quality Education