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Lips, Dan; Feinberg, Evan – Heritage Foundation, 2008
The Washington, D.C. school system has a long history of poor academic achievement; however, over the past decade, the District of Columbia has made strides in offering families greater choice about which schools their children attend, thanks to a strong charter school law and the federally funded D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program. District…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, School Choice, Charter Schools
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Fife, Brian L. – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2004
On June 27, 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in "Zelman v. Simmons-Harris" was promulgated by the justices. The case involved the constitutionality of Ohio's Pilot Project Scholarship Program, which provides tuition aid for certain students in the Cleveland City School District to attend participating public or private (religious…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Pilot Projects, Educational Change, Scholarships