On the recordMarch 22, 2013
The way this amendment is drafted means the money that goes to title I could then be taken and go to private schools. That is the first thing. Secondly, we have tried this before. The District of Columbia has a voucher program that we passed in Congress in 2003. And guess what they have found since 2O03? It made no impact whatsoever on student achievement, and now the program is to the point it is being phased out. Again, at this point in time when we are worried about uncertainty in our schools, teacher salaries, and we have the sequester taking money from schools, this isn't the time to take even more money out of our public school system.
