Washington Times
The grades for the D.C. voucher program are not yet in, but if anecdotes were A's, this city's experiment in school choice should make the honor roll.
Congress created and President Bush signed the D.C. school choice initiative in 2004, fashioning the first federal program of its kind. Formal evaluations of the 2-year-old program are not expected until sometime early next year. And even after that, the policy and political food fights will no doubt continue between advocates of the no-choice status quo and those interested in helping many D.C. kids enjoy the same options as those with more economic means. Yet if Holy Redeemer School, located just a few blocks north of the Capitol, is any indication of the hope, enthusiasm and early success of the program, the D.C. voucher pilot program is off to a cum laude launch.
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