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Posts tagged "school vouchers"

Illinois Republicans betray the promise of school vouchers

Rep. Roger Eddy: Betrays GOP principles and Chicago school children Some Illinois House Republicans had an opportunity to give 30,000 poor, black children stuck in some of the worst, most overcrowded Chicago public schools a chance for a better education. But when it came to the moment of truth, they tossed the kids overboard. Those same Republicans... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
May 11, 2010 at 11:21 pm
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Expected opposition to school vouchers

Gee, who would have guessed it? As state Sen. James Meeks (D-Chicago) attempts to move his school choice legislation through the General Assembly, the usual suspects show up with their lame excuses for giving parents and students a healthy choice. The linked Illinois Statehouse News story lays out the opposition, but I think this needs... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 2, 2010 at 2:15 pm
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School vouchers (2)

Sen. James Meeks (D-Chicago) and the Illinois Policy Institute get national attention in this fine piece published in the Wall Street Journal... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
February 23, 2010 at 6:47 pm
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