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Article: Voucher venture: Sen. Lieberman and allies are pushing for expansion of federal funding for religious schools in the district of Columbia.(Joe Lieberman)
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- Church & State
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- September 1, 2009
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To hear Sen. Joe Lieberman tell it, everyone ought to support the District of Columbia school voucher program.
"This is not ... a Democratic or Republican program," said the Connecticut Independent July 30, as he introduced a bill to expand the private school subsidy. "It's not a liberal program or a conservative program. It's a program that puts children first. And I am happy to say that it's working."
But advocates of civil rights, civil liberties and the public school system have an entirely different take.
"By every measure," said Americans United Executive Director Barry W. Lynn, "the Washington voucher plan has been a dismal failure. I ...