Goodling: Castle Will Have Key Role in ESEA
With moderate Republican Rep. Michael N. Castle assuming the helm of the House K-12 subcommittee, some conservatives are sounding a death knell for school choice legislation while others are wondering what kind of impact he will have.
"One can safely assume that voucherizing Title I is off the table," said Nina Shokraii Rees, an education-policy analyst with the conservative Heritage Foundation in Washington, referring to a recent GOP plan to offer vouchers to low-income students served by the flagship federal program in precollegiate education.
Mr. Castle--last week appointed the chairman of the House Early Childhood, Youth, and Families Subcommittee--has voted against national voucher programs in the past. And, with the reauthorization of the massive Elementary and Secondary Education Act before Congress this year, Mr. Castle could play a pivotal role in...
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