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.
And the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship brings about a little more than $6 million----
We can't take that choice away from families.
Teachers are paid better in the charter school system and in the public school system than they're paid in many Catholic schools.
I won't second-guess what you're about, because I know you have an important mission and some hard decisions that have to be made.
This is not the last of these hearings.
I think there should be fairness on both sides.
Thank you, Senator Durbin, for engaging with us on these important matters.
I want to thank all those who are here today for coming back and participating in this.