(Video) Mercedes Campbell is one of the 1,700 students in the Washington, D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, a school-voucher program authorized by Congress in 2004. The program gives students up to $7,500 to attend whatever school their parents choose. For kids like Mercedes, who now attends Georgetown Visitation Prep, the DC voucher program is a way out of one of the worst school districts in the country. Full Story »
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Short video about education reform and voucher programs, with a focus on the Washington, DC Opportunity Scholarship Program. This report features interviews with a black family to make a case for school choice, but fails to consult experts in this field or independent sources. It also reports briefly on Obama's educational plans, but very selectively. Needs more sourcing and context to help citizens make informed decisions.
The one-sided political video looks like a marketing video from proponents of school vouchers. The plethora of social issues are ignored to focus on disappointments of those who received vouchers that are now being discontinued. Reason TV self-identifies as a proponent of libertarian philosophy.
A note on my critique of depth: The substantive part of the article ran only 313 words. With so few words, depth was impossible, but the format forces me to report what it is, not why it is. Nick Gillespie highlights a specific instance of the President, in his first 100 days, not sticking to an explicit promise with regard to what Arne Duncan will do. I wish that Mr. Gillespie had sought out a congressional Democrat or Secretary Duncan. There must be a case supporting the ... More »
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