2,000 Families to Rally for D.C. School Choice at "Save School Choice" Rally on Wednesday, September 30th, 11:30 AM.Invited and/or Confirmed Guests Include Sen. Joseph Lieberman, House Minority Leader John Boehner, Former Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, Councilman Marion Barry This article is about the former mayor of Washington, DC. For U.S. House member, see Marion Berry. For the fruit, see Marionberry. Marion Shepilov Barry, Jr. WASHINGTON -- In an effort to protect and strengthen education reform efforts in the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , more than 2,000 D.C. families will loudly voice their strong support for the endangered D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program at a Wednesday, September 30th rally on Capitol Hill. Invited and/or confirmed speakers include U.S. Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader John Boehner, former U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, D.C. Councilman Marion Barry, Pennsylvania State Senator Noun 1. state senator - a member of a state senate senator - a member of a senate Anthony Williams Anthony Williams or Tony Williams is the name of several well-known persons named :
Sidwell Friends School is a K-12 Quaker private school located in Washington, D.C. and Bethesda, Maryland in the United States. . Parents and students will also speak. The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, which is now facing complete elimination by the President and Members of Congress, has served more than 3,300 low-income children and has been hailed as one of the most effective federally-funded education programs in recent history. The "Save School Choice" rally is sponsored by the D.C. Black Alliance for Educational Options, (www.SaveSchoolChoice.com), an organization that works with parents to identify educational opportunities in the District and to educate the public about the need for meaningful school choice. The rally will take place at Upper Senate Park (New Jersey Avenue, NW and Constitution Avenue, NW) from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, visit www.SaveSchoolChoice.com. |
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