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In case there were any doubt, the White House is still committed to failing schools â€" oh, and the NEA.

The House of Representatives is expected to vote today â€" and pass â€" H.R. 471, the SOAR Act, or reauthorization of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship (DCOS) program. Like clockwork, the White House released a statement in anticipation of the vote asserting it “strongly opposes” bringing back the program or expanding it to new students.

They were quite clear, in fact: “Private school vouchers are not an effective way to improve student achievement.”

Not so long ago the DCOS program helped more than 3,000 low-income students escape one of the most expensive and ineffectual school districts in the nation. Students lucky enough to participate in the program had an opportunity to seek out alternative educational opportunities that produced real results.

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