Yes. At the bottom of the page, here, I think----
I promise that we will reconvene. I apologize, on behalf of the subcommittee, for the inconvenience of bringing you all the way here.
As you described it, the oversight of these voucher schools is basically by your agency, as I understand it. Is that correct?
Since we are sending you millions of dollars in Federal funds, what rigors, what standards, are you setting for academic performance?
I believe that Federal funding has helped improve education in the District of Columbia and leverage important reforms.
Thank you, as well.
Well, I'm going to turn it over to my colleagues, here, but it appears, in District of Columbia here, we have different standards: standards...
And, Mr. Cork, can you say that all of the voucher schools, the 59 voucher schools, are either accredited or in the process of being accredi...
We've got to demand the same standards, for the sake of the children and their families, of your schools that we do of other schools.
When I look at my State, particularly at the city of Chicago, whether it's in the public school area or the charter school area, there are a...
Each dollar appropriated to the OSP program is a dollar well spent.
I'm pleased to convene this hearing before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government.
I'm not going to send any money to your program unless you can give me the basic information.
There are good ones and bad ones. There are some very good ones, and not so good ones.
I think there has to be accountability here. There is in every other State and city where there's a voucher program.
the reading impact of the DC voucher program is the largest achievement impact yet reported.
It's time for an honest appraisal. Have those resources made a difference? How do we know that?
Thank you for holding this hearing.
