U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today in support of bipartisan legislation that will reauthorize the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program:
“Since 2004, the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program has provided meaningful choices and real hope to parents and students in the District of Columbia. Clear evidence of the program’s success can be seen in the 91 percent graduation rate for the students who take advantage of these scholarships. And study after study has confirmed that parents in the program are more engaged in their child’s education and more satisfied with the outcomes than parents of public school children in the District. For parents in search of educational options, the program serves as a model for the country. I want to commend Speaker Boehner for his continued leadership on this critical issue. If the president is in search of common ground, this bipartisan effort offers an excellent place to start."
