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  • Let Me Rise

    Let Me Rise– a 30-minute film produced by The Heritage Foundation about the school choice debate in our nation’s capital and around the country – offers a compelling look at the future of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program as told through the voices of the children whose educational futures continue to hang in the balance. The film features the personal stories and perspectives of District of Columbia families who are fighting to provide their children with a safe and effective education. Read More..

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  • April 13: A special screening of the documentary Let Me Rise

    On April 13, 2010, at 6 p.m., The Heritage Foundation will screen Let Me Rise, a 30-minute film about the school choice debate in Washington, D.C. and around the nation. Save the date now to join us for this special event. Read More..

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  • Don't Sink Our Scholarships, D.C. Kids Ask in Ads on Metro

    Fransoir, along with seven other children among the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program’s 1,700 current enrollees appear in provocative print advertisements sponsored by The Heritage Foundation. Read More..

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  • New Video: Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program

    The Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program provides children throughout the Peach State with Greater Opportunities for Access to Learning (“GOAL”). Watch their new video. Read More..

  • Do You Wish You Could Choose Your Child’s Teacher?

    The course of a student’s life often depends largely on his teachers. Yet, as important as this their influence is, most Americans have no say in choosing their child’s teacher. Read More..

  • Charter Schools: A Welcome Choice for Parents

    A study published by the Department of Education (DOE) in June, “The Evaluation of Charter School Impacts,” highlights the many benefits of charter schools. Read More..

  • D.C. Voucher Students: Higher Graduation Rates and Other Positive Outcomes

    Congress put school vouchers to the test in 2004 when it authorized the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DCOSP), a federally funded voucher program serving low-income students in the nation’s capital. Read More..

  • Tucker Carlson On End Of DC Voucher Program

    Congress voted to not reauthorize a successful voucher program for DC schools. Tucker Carlson discusses it on Fox News. Read More..

  • April 13: A special screening of the documentary Let Me Rise

    On April 13, 2010, at 6 p.m., The Heritage Foundation will screen Let Me Rise, a 30-minute film about the school choice debate in Washington, D.C. and around the nation. Save the date now to join us for this special event. Read More..

  • Heritage launches ad campaign to save D.C. scholarships

    The Heritage Foundation is launching a four-week Metro advertising campaign to save the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program, which was axed by Congress even though voucher recipients are doing better academically than their peers in public school and a majority of District residents supports the program. Read More..

  • Don't Sink Our Scholarships, D.C. Kids Ask in Ads on Metro

    Fransoir, along with seven other children among the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program’s 1,700 current enrollees appear in provocative print advertisements sponsored by The Heritage Foundation. Read More..

  • D.C. Kids ‘Rise’ to Save Scholarships

    To help raise the profile of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, The Heritage Foundation is sponsoring a four-week ad campaign in Metro’s busy Union Station subway stop and on 225 buses traveling every Metro route in the District. See the ads here! Read More..

  • WASHPOST: Step up for D.C. vouchers

    PARENTS LOVE IT. Students benefit from it. But neither the White House nor most Democrats in Congress had the backbone to support a unique program that provides vouchers to low-income D.C. families in search of better educational opportunities. Read More..

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