On the recordOctober 21, 2015
I would draw our Members' attention to the editorial board comments from yesterday. This is from the Washington Post: A misguided attack on D.C.'s needy students. I want to remind people, as they did in this document here in this editorial, that eight council members seem unaware that the program was established in 2004 at the initiation of the then-D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams, who was also supported by the chairman of the Council's Education Committee, and it has produced results. The graduation rates are amazingly good, at roughly 90 percent, compared to D.C. public schools that are less than 60 percent. I think that is strong evidence that it is a winner, that it does provide a good opportunity for people, and that it should be reauthorized. With that, I reserve the balance of my time.
