Black Congressman Backs Private School Voucher Measure
Washington
Voucher advocates have found a new spokesman in the House of Representatives from an unlikely place: the Congressional Black Caucus.
Rep. Floyd H. Flake, D-N.Y., one of 37 members of the coalition of African-American Democrats, last week announced that he had co-sponsored a bill that would create federal K-12 scholarships as part of a broader plan to spark economic...
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Correction:
This article incorrectly reported that U.S. Rep. Thomas M. Barrett, D-Wis., is a co-sponsor of a bill that would create federally funded school vouchers for depressed areas. Mr. Barrett does not support the bill.
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