Further Proof Obama Does Not Care About US Education or Poor

Congress Rejects Successful DC Schools Program

Hey folks,

Obama said he wanted to do this. But he said he would wait until ALL in the program right now was out. Now Congress is about to. Terminate the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program.

Senate Appropriations Committee Terminates Opportunity Scholarship Program

WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Led by Senior Illinois Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), the full Appropriations Committee today moved to full Senate consideration a bill terminating the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program after the 2009-10 school year and reducing funds for those currently in the program.

"While this Congress and the Obama Administration took control in January promising they would restore sanity to Washington and reject business as usual, their actions on this program speak louder than their words," said Jeanne Allen, president of the Center for Education Reform.

Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) offered facts and data to support the DC choice program while Subcommittee Chair Durbin stated inaccurately that the program does not work. Sen. Durbin also misquoted stats on DC's community of more than 90 highly impactful charter schools, calling for one fourth to close when, in fact, those charters are actually educating successfully children lagging behind when they come in.

"Sen. Durbin and others have one interest -- serving the national unions who are threatened by reform," remarked Ms. Allen.

Just ask GM that one.

The Center for Education Reform drives the creation of better educational opportunities for all children. CER changes laws, minds and cultures to allow good schools to flourish.

SOURCE: Center for Education Reform

Meanwhile he is going around the world talking about giving Muslim Lead Countries our Tax Payer's money to help educate their Females. But the poor in DC? I guess he really doesn't care.

You see folks, this is just another example of Obama and the Libs CLAIMING they care about the poor and downtrodden, but when the facts are in, it is ALWAYS them that are the most hurt with Lib policies.
Peter

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