Federally Funded Vouchers Hurt Kids In DC
This Washington Post article outlines how a federally-funded voucher program in the District of Columbia has become a compliance albatross hanging from the neck of the national government. The report was put together by the Government Accounting Office and outlines some serious problems with the private schools that are accepting the $7,500 federal vouchers. (Hat tip to NYC Educator.)
In a random sample of 18 schools reviewed by the GAO, two lacked occupancy permits, and four lacked permits needed for buildings used for educational purposes. At least seven of the 18 schools were certified as child development centers but not as private schools. In one case, a school was operating in a space designed for a retail store, the report says.