tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post113717652479465261..comments2023-12-29T05:24:43.830-06:00Comments on Kay Brooks: Stupid AmericaKay Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1137195584017744172006-01-13T17:39:00.000-06:002006-01-13T17:39:00.000-06:00Whew, I was scared for a minute that Marion Barry ...Whew, I was scared for a minute that Marion Barry was still mayor and wondered if he was sober when he commented. He's NO longer the mayor...<BR/><BR/> "This report confirms what I've been saying for years: A well-designed, federally funded school choice program can have a huge impact on the lives of low-income schoolchildren," said Mayor Anthony A. Williams, a Democrat who backs the vouchers. <BR/><BR/>And Milwaukee and Cincinnati (both heavily Democratic towns with large black populations are HUGE supporters of charters and vouchers.<BR/><BR/>Re: the federally funded part...are DC schools entirely federally funded? 'Cause I really think funding (and oversight actually) should be local and wonder if he said 'federal' cause that's where their money comes from.Kay Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.com