The Washington Post – Lyndsey Layton
“House Republicans approved a bill Wednesday to extend the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, the only federally funded, private school voucher program for K-12 students, through 2021. House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) authored the bill, which for the first time would require that some students with vouchers take the same standardized tests in math and reading administered to public school students in the District. The change would allow the federal government to compare their academic performance with that of other students…it also would add another new requirement: Participating private schools would have to be accredited within six years.”(more)