Washington Scholarship Fund

Our Programs in the News

2008:

• “Kids Before Politics,” USA Today, July 10, 2008
• “Save D.C.’s Vouchers,” The Washington Post, July 8, 2008
• “A Choice for D.C. Children: How Would Punishing 1,900 Scholarship Students Improve the Public Schools?” The Washington Post, June 24, 2008
• “School Choice Is Change You Can Believe In,” The Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2008
• “Reading Ahead,” The Washington Post, June 17, 2008
• “Choice for the Children,” National Review Online, June 17, 2008
• “Will Congress serve D.C. Children?” The Washington Times, June 16, 2008
• “What Choice?” The Washington Times, June 13, 2008
• “1900 Scholarships: Del. Norton Moves to Take a Valued Educational Option from the Poor,” The Washington Post, June 12, 2008
• "Putting Children Last," The Wall Street Journal, June 11, 2008
• "Norton Puts Unions First, District Students Second," The Washington Examiner, June 11, 2008
• "Choices for D.C. Parents," by Marion Barry, former D.C. Mayor and current Ward 8 Democrat on the City Council; The Washington Post, May 13, 2008
• "Letter to the Editor," by WSF Scholarship Parent April Cole-Walton; The Washington Post, May 3, 2008
• "Vouching for Vouchers," The Washington Post, April 29, 2008
• "Letter to the Editor," by WSF Scholarship Parent Adrienne Lynch; The Washington Post, February 7, 2008
• "A Boost for D.C. Schools," The Washington Post, February 3, 2008
• "Bush Proposes Giving D.C. $32 Million More To Boost School Reform," The Washington Post, February 2, 2008

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Other Related News

• Third Georgetown study finds families overwhelmingly satisfied with WSF's D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program. Read Georgetown University's press release and download the study.
• As part of a bold school reform plan, local leaders announce support for continued federal investments in – and reauthorization of – the D.C. OSP, along with continued additional funding for D.C. public and charter schools. Read the full press release.
• New poll released by the Greater Washington Urban League shows D.C. residents approve of federal funding for WSF's D.C. OSP, D.C. public schools, and charter schools as part of a comprehensive approach to improve all local schools. Download the poll results.

Press Releases

2008:

• U.S. Dept. of Education Study on D.C.’s School Choice Program Finds Evidence of Key Academic Gains – Parents Very Satisfied and Want More Choice; June 16, 2008
• Washington Scholarship Fund to Honor 2008 Graduates and Commemorate 15 Years of Local Service: Washington Redskins’ London Fletcher to deliver Keynote Address; May 28, 2008.

2007:

• Latest Report from Georgetown University Shows Strong Support for D.C. Scholarship Program; December 20, 2007
• Washington Scholarship Fund’s Statement on the Government Accountability Office’s Final Report on the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program; November 2, 2007
• Washington Scholarship Fund’s Statement on the Government Accountability Office’s Leaked Draft Report on the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program; October 11, 2007
• D.C. School Choice Program Again Sets Record for Enrolled K-12 Students; September 26, 2007
• Department of Education Study Shows Families Very Satisfied With D.C. School Choice Program; June 21, 2007
• New Georgetown Study Says Families are Extremely Pleased With D.C. Scholarship Program; May 16, 2007

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Reports & Other Materials

• The U.S. Department of Education’s June 2008 Evaluation of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program: Impacts After Two Years
• The Georgetown University School Choice Demonstration Project’s December 2007 report on the D.C. OSP: Satisfied, Optimistic, Yet Concerned: Parent Voices on the Third Year of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program
• The U.S. Department of Education’s June 2007 Evaluation of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program: Impacts After Year One
• The Georgetown University School Choice Demonstration Project’s May 2007 report on the D.C. OSP: The Evolution of School Choice Consumers: Parent and Student Voices on the Second Year of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship
• The U.S. Department of Education’s April 2006 Evaluation of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program: Second Year Report on Participation
• Changing the Status Quo: A Year One Chronicle of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program
• The U.S. Department of Education’s April 2005 Evaluation of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program: First Year Report on Participation