Hundreds of D.C. parents breathed a sigh of relief last week when a House subcommittee voted to fund the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program for another year.

Virginia Walden Ford: D.C. parents, students need Opportunity Scholarships

Presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama aren’t the only ones gearing up for an intense battle this fall. Some hotly contested Wisconsin races are on the horizon, as Democrats try to wrestle control from Republicans in the state Assembly, and Republicans try to flip the state Senate.

Hundreds of New Orleans school children will have a chance to go to private schools at taxpayer expense this fall under a bill given final passage in the state House on Wednesday with a 62-34 vote that marked a major victory for Gov. Bobby Jindal.

An ambitious new Southwest Philadelphia charter school uses an ancient language as a formula for learning.

Students in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) graduate at a higher rate than students in the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), according to an analysis of five years of data by a national expert.

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