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MARCHING FOR SCHOOL CHOICE IN D.C.: Just a bunch of right-wing wackos. ?This afternoon, more than ?

By Glenn Reynolds

MARCHING FOR SCHOOL CHOICE IN D.C.: Just a bunch of right-wing wackos. “This afternoon, more than 1,000 students, parents, and concerned citizens gathered across from city hall to rally in support of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program. A number of prominent D.C. leaders spoke, including former mayor Anthony Williams and former councilmember Kevin Chavous. But the most moving speeches were from the parents and students participating in the scholarship program. High-school student Carlos Battle spoke about how he was personally working to redefine the image of the black teen in Washington, D.C. ? and how the Opportunity Scholarship program was giving him a chance to fulfill his dream. A father of a scholarship student pointed out the hypocrisy of Congress bailing out failing corporations but taking scholarships away from D.C. students.”

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