Some updates from this morning and the “DC 6″ (Updated)
We posted this morning that there were some exciting things taking place today on the school choice front.
We’ll share some of our own thoughts on this later, but we did want to share some of the news coming out of this event.
Ed is Watching has a great update: Thank the D.C. 6 for Taking a Stand for D.C. Scholarship Students. He writes:
While many eyes today were on Obama’s address to schoolchildren from Arlington, Va., which ended up being a lot less controversial than originally reported, a truly exciting education-related event was happening just a few miles away.
Leading advocates of school choice and opportunity for the neediest kids made a real stand in support of the D.C. 216 who had their private tuition scholarships revoked by the U.S. Department of Education. To make a strong public statement, they went beyond making speeches from a podium or talking to a news reporter.
You can read online the full press release issued following this morning’s standoff at the US Department of Education.
The Washington Post also shares a quick update.
These leaders took a stand this morning, fighting for the new civil rights issue of our time: education. We firmly believe that we can no longer sit idly by and allow special interests to limit us to an outdated educational model that is not working for too many families.
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Update: Wanted to share another great update from the Heritage Foundation’s Dan Lips over at National Review Online: Civil Disobedience for Educational Opportunity
He includes a great quotation from former DC Councilman Kevin Chavous:
“Each and every child is entitled to equal access to the American Dream. Each and every child is entitled to a high quality education. And it is shameful if we give them anything less. That is the last civil-rights challenge for our country. That is why I stand here. That’s why those of who are here before you dedicate our lives to this cause. That’s why you don’t have to arrest us, because we ain’t going nowhere.”
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